S3 · 05/08
2021 ·
Hitachi Rail
| Company | Hitachi Rail |
| Category | rail supplier |
| Type | recall |
| Date | 05/08 2021 |
| Time of day | not documented |
| Location | no physical site (recall / fleet-wide / aggregate record) |
| Severity | S3 (recall, enforcement, or fleet-wide fault) |
| Scale | fleet-wide (dozens of trainsets), multi-day national disruption |
| Confidence | high |
| Verification | Cited source on file; not independently re-verified |
| Source | BBC News |
Hitachi Rail-built Class 800 (and related Class 385) high-speed trains operated by GWR and LNER were withdrawn from service across the UK network after cracks were discovered in yaw damper brackets/underframes, causing days of severe service disruption and a 'do not travel' advisory.