In April, the company announced that a male driver of Moka Railway (Moka City, Tochigi Prefecture), who was 26 to 53 years old, was accused of driving the tourist train “SL Mooka” even though his alcohol test exceeded the standard. It was revealed on the 30th that a total of 20 drivers have been punished with a 1/10th pay cut (one month). 5 dates.

Following the discovery of the problem with the male driver, the company investigated the implementation status of alcohol tests conducted between October 2022 and mid-July 2024. It was discovered that the system was not being implemented properly, with some cases not receiving the test even once. It is unclear whether trains were actually being operated under conditions that exceeded the standard values.

Managing Director Kimio Ueno commented in an interview, “We will be careful to ensure that a scandal like this does not happen again.”