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May 4, 2022 | Fleet

Modifications required for class 80X fleet to combat cracking

Cracks discovered in Britain’s Hitachi-built inter-city fleet in May 2021 prompted a review by the Office of Rail and Road into what happened. As Richard Clinnick reports, a long-term repair programme will now commence to rectify the issue.

April 9, 2022 | Fleet

Midland Metro service to resume at the end of May

This is the third time in less than a year that the LRVs were removed from traffic due to faults.

April 7, 2022 | Fleet

Entire British class 80X fleet requires modifications to combat cracking issue

Six-year repair programme to the Hitachi-built trains will include trains not yet manufactured.

January 31, 2022 | Fleet

Flytoget’s CAF Oaris fleet remains out of service six months after withdrawal

Modification plan to be implemented in the spring.

November 29, 2021 | News

Sydney seeks answers to CAF LRV problems in Britain

Transport for New South Wales to send staff to Britain to inspect repairs underway on similar CAF LRVs.

September 9, 2021 | Europe

ORR reveals stress corrosion and fatigue cracks affected Hitachi UK fleets

Full report into the problems to be published this December.

June 7, 2021 | Fleet

ORR confirms review into Hitachi cracks

BRITISH regulator the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has launched a review of the lessons that can be learned from the discovery of cracks on Hitachi class 385 and class 800 series trains.

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