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EMR’s New Trains Spark Safety Crisis | Sheffield News

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East Midlands Railway is slashing intercity services by half and cutting train carriages, citing safety fears over its new Class 810 fleet — but the RMT says EMR has ignored repeated warnings, with critical safety systems failing repeatedly, sparking passenger fury and local outrage over the lack of notice. EMR insists the trains met all safety standards and are working with Hitachi Rail to fix performance issues, pledging a slower rollout next year as they invest in more testing. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/ad811ecb41f9de14

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