EMR Cuts Intercity Services From Monday After Brand New Trains Unreliable and Older Trains Suffer Maintenance Delays

These UK train services are reduced until further notice over issues with new fleet

UK rail passengers face a summer of disruption as train maintenance by East Midlands Railway reduces service between London and Nottingham

New HS2 farce as firm with £2bn contract builds trains that keep breaking down

A raft of services will be cut from Monday between London and the Midlands after trains made by Hitachi, the firm awarded a £2bn HS2 contract, have reported multiple issues

EMR to operate reduced timetable following issues with new Aurora trains

The performance of the new Aurora trains has 'fallen below the levels we and our customers expect', EMR said

Revised train timetable enforced as EMR admits 'ongoing reliability challenges' on Corby, Kettering and Wellingborough services

The boss of East Midlands Railway (EMR) has admitted ‘significant disruption and inconvenience’ to customers are the results of ‘ongoing reliability challenges’ of trains including those serving Corby, Kettering and Wellingborough.

EMR cuts intercity services from Monday after brand new trains unreliable and older trains suffer maintenance delays

East Midlands Railway (EMR) has announced a temporary reduced Intercity timetable from Monday 20 July. The operator said that this has become necessary because the performance of Hitachi Rail’s new Aurora Class 810 fleet and their maintenance of EMR’s existing Class 222 fleet has significantly impacted upon EMR’s ability to run a consistent Intercity service […]

London–Midlands rail services cut as EMR battles trains reliability crisis

Ongoing problems with Hitachi Rail’s new Class 810 Aurora trains have led East Midlands Railway (EMR) to cut its intercity services between London St Pancras and the Midlands. Aurora train leaving Sheffield Station (c) EMR EMR says it has introduced the reduced timetable following persistent performance issues with Hitachi Rail’s new Class 810 Aurora trains, as well as maintenance problems affecting the existing Class 222 Meridian fleet. The rev…