To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he has taken to ensure that Hitachi trains newly introduced into service will not be affected by cracking issues.
Answered on
25 May 2021
Hitachi, as the manufacturer and maintainer of the trains, is undertaking a thorough investigation into the causes of the cracking that was found. It is expected that any recommendations from those investigations would be considered across the Hitachi fleet.
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Department for Transport
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