A Grewt Western 182 Hitachi Class 800 series train
Credit: Kieran Savage
Britain’s rail network will endure a “prolonged period” of chaos after hairline cracks were discovered on high-speed trains, a Government minister said yesterday.
In one of the biggest recalls of national infrastructure, 182 Hitachi Class 800 series trains were taken out of service to investigate aluminium sections of their chassis for signs of metal fatigue.
Chris Heaton-Harris, the rail minister, said the checks were “precautionary”, but demanded train operators provide adequate rail replacement bus services as well as a simple compensation process for the thousands of people affected.
The recall meant two of the country’s busiest railways run by Great Western Railway (GWR) from London Paddington to Cornwall, and from the capital to Scotland on and London North Eastern Railway (LNER) were severely affected.
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