'Hot weather' and faulty train radiators blamed for spate of Borders Railway breakdowns [Herald]
Date: 01/09/2016
A spate of breakdowns on Scotland's new flagship railway has been blamed on a fleet-wide fault affecting the route's newly-refurbished Class 158 trains which causes them to overheat in hot weather.
ScotRail is seeking replacement radiators for the diesel trains, which are used on several lines including the Borders Railway, in a bid to iron out the flaw which is believed to have been a factor in at least 18 service cancellations on the new Edinburgh-Tweedbank route over the summer.
The two-car units are notoriously the least reliable in the ScotRail fleet, but industry magazine, 'Rail', reports that the company has linked the latest problem with the Class 158s to hot weather.
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ScotRail says the Borders Railway is on track to "exceed expectations" on passenger numbers despite a "cluster" of problems over the summer months.
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