[Inter-Korean Rail Inspections 2] South and North Korean inspectors check rail structures, systems

남북, 경의선 철도 구조물•운영 시스템 위주로 점검... "10년전과 비슷한 수준"All right... so how did the inspections go?How did South and North Korean researchers check the rails there?The inspectors would get off at train stations and mainly check the roadbeds, tunnels, bridges and the rail operation system.South Korean inspectors would use the devices they brought from the South... and explain the condition of the tracks to their North Korean counterparts.Let's take a look at the pictures that've been released, Daniel.Here, the train carrying the inspection team has stopped at a river area in the North and the researchers from the two Koreas are checking the bridge.We can spot some of them taking photos. And in this picture, they're standing on the track in a group, looking down at something -- probably talking about the condition of the rails.This is another picture of the inspection team -- just about to make their way into a tunnel.And now they've passed through the tunnel, and the inspectors are walking along the track, with papers and equipment in hand.We saw this bridge quite a lot of times on TV.It's the bridge that's at the border between North Korea and China, connecting Sinuiju and Dandong. Seoul says it's North Korea's territory up until the mid-point of this bridge, so they also took a look there as well.So all in all, compared to when they checked these western tracks for the first time in 2007, the researchers say they have not deteriorated much.But of course, there will have to be additional, detailed surveys to see whether these rails can be renovated or new tracks will have to be laid.