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    Loss of brakes on Caledonian Sleeper adds to operator woes

    Sep 02, 2019 2 minutes
    PETER FITTON

    THE loss of control of the train brakes during the operation of the ‘Lowlander’ Caledonian Sleeper service on August 1 on the approach to Edinburgh Waverley station is being investigated by the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB).

    Starting as the 23.36 from London Euston the previous evening, the Glasgow and Edinburgh portions divide at Carstairs into two eight-coach portions, with a fresh locomotive being provided for

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