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).

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, ...

A SAFETY review is underway after LNER's Hitachi Class 800 trains were withdrawn from service last month after cracks were discovered in part of the chassis of some trains. The Office of Rail and Road ...

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 ...

The Product Design Technical Group (PDTG) of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society congratulates DCA Design International on receiving the 14th Annual Stanley H. Caplan User-Centered Product Design ...

Hitachi Class 800 trains were withdrawn from service on Saturday after cracks were discovered in part of the chassis of several trains.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 ...

A LEADING train operator has reintroduced a number of services after safety issues arose last week. London North Eastern Railway (LNER) has returned some of its Hitachi Class 800 trains, known as its ...