Welsh trains come home to a real fire – in flames
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The much heralded rolling stock upgrade across Wales has hit the buffers. The deployment of a multi-billion pound modernisation of the passenger fleet is in disarray, after a number of fires onboard diesel trains. The manufactures have admitted a design issue and the operators have been forced to withdraw trains and services across Wales. That has resulted in a series of short-formed services and cancellations, and a blizzard of complaints about overcrowding on remaining services.
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