Train services disrupted in UK after cracks found

Passengers faced significant travel disruption in Britain as a number of highspeed trains were taken out of service to undergo precautionary checks for cracks. Network Rail, which runs the nation’s tracks, said cracks were discovered on several Hitachi 800 trains. The trains are used by several train operators, including Great Western Railway, which serves passengers between London and the west of England and south Wales. “There’s a crack that’s been spotted, and — as a precaution — we’re checking all the trains, and while that’s taking place it’s better that they’re not used,” a spokesperson for the network said. —