The cracks found in Hitachi trains in the UK were a result of fatigue and stress corrosion cracking, and Hitachi made the sensible decision in May to withdraw all trains for inspection. These are the...Read more
What next for the UK rail industry, with a significant proportion of the passenger fleet taken off line for urgent safety inspections? The shock news of hairline fractures in the 800 series Intercity Express fleet...Read more
Services on two of the busiest and most prestigious routes in the UK were suspended at the weekend. Serious faults were found in the suspension systems of a fleet of Japanese-built trains that serve two...Read more