Date: 14/11/2018

The introduction of new trains on the main TransPennine Express (TPE) route has been delayed until Spring at the earliest because the brakes on the locomotives do not work properly. Train manufacturer CAF recently made TPE aware of the problem with the brakes which means trains judder to a halt when they are stopping at slow speeds.

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New TransPennine trains delayed because the brakes do not work properly

Yorkshire Post

The introduction of new trains on the main TransPennine Express (TPE) route has been delayed until Spring at the earliest because the brakes on the locomotives do not work properly.