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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent

Intercity rail passengers face summer disruption amid slashed services and strike votes

Hitachi Aurora train used by East Midlands Railway
East Midlands Railway is to cancel hundreds of services owing to problems with its fleet of Hitachi trains. Photograph: EMR/none

Intercity rail travellers face potential disruption this summer across Great Britain’s three north-south mainlines, with drivers voting on strike action on two lines and timetables slashed on the other owing to malfunctioning trains.

East Midlands Railway announced it will cancel hundreds of services in the coming weeks from its intercity timetable on the Midland mainline, because of continued problems with its fleet of Hitachi trains.

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