A Structural CRACK Shut Down This NEW TRAIN in 21 Days !

On June 3, 2021, passengers heading to Oslo Airport stepped onto a brand-new Norwegian express train, the Type 78, the first of eight ordered by airport rail operator Flytoget. Twenty-one days later, Flytoget announced that all eight were being taken out of service. No crash. No derailment. Just a crack found in a structural component during scheduled maintenance. This documentary explains what sits underneath a passenger car, why one cracked bolster was enough to withdraw an entire new fleet as a precaution, how years of testing and authorization still didn't make a workshop inspection impossible, and why the cause of the crack has never been established in the public record. It follows the fix: a redesigned bolster from manufacturer CAF, fatigue testing, installation on all eight trainsets in 2022, new authorization, and a return to passenger service on January 9, 2023, 564 days after the withdrawal announcement. The full fleet was only back in service in 2024. Chapters: 00:00 A Brand-New Train, Pulled After 21 Days 01:02 Under The Passenger Car 01:46 The Fleet Is Pulled 02:44 What Was At Stake 04:34 Years Of Testing 05:53 Approval Is Not The Finish Line 07:05 What Caused The Crack? 08:07 Testing The Fix 09:23 Getting Back Into Service 10:45 The Cost Of The Wait 11:51 Twenty-One Days vs 564 Days WATCH NEXT — Related documentaries: The Bizarre Reason Your Train Tracks Are Painted White ?    • The Bizarre Reason Your Train Tracks Are P...   The 7 Most Dangerous Railways Ever Built    • The 7 Most Dangerous Railways Ever Built   Open Roads explains how extraordinary infrastructure is built, how it works and why it sometimes fails. SUBSCRIBE:    / @open-roads-travel   #Trains #Documentary #Engineering