Hitachi train cracks rattle UK high-speed rail networks

Flaws hit mainstay of Japanese company's rail operations

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Hitachi's rolling stock plant at Newton Aycliffe, U.K. (Photo by Tomoya Ushiyama)

YOICHIRO HIROI, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Hitachi has taken all of its Class 800 rolling stock out of service after cracks were found in multiple trains in the U.K., disrupting high-speed rail service there and casting a shadow on the Japanese manufacturer's overseas infrastructure business.

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