Major services were cancelled as Hitachi 800s trains across four rail providers underwent safety inspections as a "precaution". Great Western Railway (GWR), London North Eastern Railways (LNER), Hull Trains and TransPennine Express services were experiencing "major disruption", said National Rail. All high-speed GWR services between London, Bristol, Cardiff and Penzance have been cancelled. He said: “Routine checks of Hitachi trains early this morning identified cracks on part of the chassis of some trains. National Rail tweeted: "Some GWR, Hull Trains, LNER and TPE trains have been taken out of service today for safety checks as a precautionary measure.

Source: Daily Mirror May 08, 2021 09:02 UTC