GWR & LNER services are being seriously disrupted today (8th May) due to the withdrawal of the Hitachi-built class 800 high speed trains, following concerns over cracks in the suspension system on these units.
It was reported late last week that six GWR class 800 units had been withdrawn due to hairline cracks being found in the suspension system - one report states that the problem is with the yaw dampers.
From 27th April:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-56902528
This now seems to have prompted a larger scale withdrawal today of the entire GWR & LNER fleets, resulting in both companies issuing a 'Do not travel' warning.
This morning's breaking news report from the BBC:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-57036247
Details for the affected services from GWR:
https://www.gwr.com/travel-updates/live-network-updates
and LNER:
https://www.lner.co.uk/travel-inform...travel-alerts/
Tony