RMT to strike over train faults at East Midlands Railway
The RMT is to stage protest strikes at East Midlands Railway on the first three Saturdays in August as the operator continues to struggle with problems affecting its fleet of new Class 810 Aurora trains, built by Hitachi. EMR has cut back its intercity and regional services so that the number of trains available matches the advertised service more closely, with the intention of making last-minute cancellations less likely.
New information system on trial in Scotland from todayA new passenger information system is being tested on 38 ScotRail trains in the Glasgow area. Dubbed the On Train Passenger Announcements system, it has been developed by Network Rail, train operators and the Rail Delivery Group.
East Midlands Railway cuts intercity timetable as 810s falterFewer East Midlands Railway intercity services are running from today, because of problems with the operator’s new Hitachi Class 810 Aurora trains, as well as holdups in maintaining the long-standing Class 222 Meridian fleet, for which Hitachi is now responsible. The Class 810s should have replaced the 222s, but the transition has not gone smoothly, partly because the 810s started to arrive three years later than planned.
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