Hitachi: Trains

(asked on 20th May 2021) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether any Hitachi Intercity Class 800 series trains were suffering from cracking in other locations on inspection for cracking at the lifting points.


Answered by
Chris Heaton-Harris Portrait
Chris Heaton-Harris
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
This question was answered on 25th May 2021

The cracking that caused trains to be removed from the network was found whilst hairline cracks near the yaw dampers was being investigated.

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