Brakes fail on Scotrail’s new electric train

One of Scotrail’s brand new trains has caused significant disruption to its busiest line because of defective brakes.

The train operator admitted it was the latest of a series of similar problems to have hit the class 385 electric trains since last month. It is understood the latest incident happened near Winchburgh on the main Edinburgh-glasgow line at noon yesterday when the train’s brakes did not work properly.

The Japanese-designed Hitachi train was taken out of service, but others in the fleet are still operating.

Scotrail chief operating officer Angus Thom said Hitachi was investigating the fault.