RAILSCOT | Emergency brake used to stop Sleeper train in Edinburgh [BBC News]

Emergency brake used to stop Sleeper train in Edinburgh [BBC News]

Date: 02/08/2019

The Caledonian Sleeper train was stopped using an emergency brake after overshooting the platform at Edinburgh Waverley. The Northbound Lowlander service ended up several hundred yards to the east of the station after the incident on Thursday. Operator Serco confirmed the train's manager deployed the emergency brake. An inspector from the Rail Accident Investigation Branch was sent to the scene to gather evidence. The train blocked a junction, halting trains to and from North Berwick, Dunbar, Tweedbank and London.

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Sleeper operator Serco confirms the train's manager deployed the emergency brake to bring it to a halt.

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Emergency brake used to stop Sleeper train in Edinburgh [BBC News]

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