Low-speed running trials of three pre-series Class 800 intercity train sets have started as part of the UK’s Intercity Express Programme (IEP). The train set is an altered model of the Class 395, ...

Cracks on trains discovered last year were caused by excess movement and aluminium corroded by salt in the air, an investigation has found. Fatigue cracking in the area above the wheels of ...

Railway system supplier Hitachi has unveiled one of the three pre-series Class 800 intercity train sets being built for the Intercity Express Programme (IEP) of UK’s Department for Transport (DfT).

Hitachi Class 800 trains were withdrawn from service on Saturday after cracks were discovered in part of the chassis of several trains. Disruption to rail services due to cracks in trains is expected ...

Trains taken out of service after cracks were found are to be reintroduced following "rigorous safety checks", the Rail Delivery Group says. Some of the Hitachi Class 800 trains have cracks on the ...