Some East Coast rail services cancelled as cracks found in high-speed trains
Grantham most affected
Some high-speed trains had cracks on them and were taken out of service for safety. | Photo: R S Mortiss
Rail passengers are facing disruption and delays on the East Coast main line after a string of high-speed trains were found to have cracks on them, causing them to be taken off the railways.
The entire fleet of the Hitachi 800 model trains, used by Great Western Railway, Hull Trains, London North Eastern Railway and TransPennine Express, were taken out of service for safety reasons.
Upon inspection it was found that hairline cracks were forming on a number of the trains, causing disruption over the weekend which will spill into the week, according to
10% drop in Lincolnshire COVID-19 cases week-on-week
Coronavirus infections continue to drop
| Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite
There were 310 coronavirus cases in Greater Lincolnshire and three COVID-related deaths last week – 36 fewer cases on the previous week, but one more death.
The government’s COVID-19 dashboard over the weekend recorded 39 new cases in Lincolnshire, 15 in North Lincolnshire and eight in North East Lincolnshire.
The numbers mean a 10% drop in cases, but a 50% rise in deaths, week-on-week.
No deaths were registered at the weekend, leaving the weekly tally at three. These figures include deaths both in and out of hospitals, as well as residents in hospitals outside the county.
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Share a Coke tour comes to Lincoln
Share with friends: A popular Coca Cola campaign will be making its way to Lincoln this weekend.
Lincoln residents searching shopping aisles to find their name on a Coke bottle rejoice, as the Share a Coke Tour is heading to the city centre.
The Share a Coke Campaign sees cans and bottles of Coca Cola emblazoned with 250 of the most popular names in Great Britain.
Many people though cannot locate their name, so the Share a Coke Tour will provide drinkers with the chance to get their name, or a friend’s, on a free 250ml bottle of Coke or Coke Zero.
Lorry ploughs into parked cars and walls on Lincoln street
The lorry was abandoned in the street
The lorry ploughed into parked cars and property walls. (It is understood the man pictured is a recovery worker) | Photo: The Lincolnite
Police are searching for three men after a lorry smashed into a number of parked cars and property walls in Lincoln in the early hours of the morning.
The white lorry entered Charlesworth Street and ploughed into the parked vehicles at around 4.33am (Sunday, May 9), leaving a trail of damages.
| Photo: The Lincolnite
Three men are believed to have abandoned the lorry in the street, before heading in the direction of Foss Bank.
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