PASSENGERS faced cancellations on Inter City services from London to the north of England as 30 new locomotives stayed out of service.
The Class 90 locos, costing £1 million each, were out of action because of a brake problem.
The locos were built by British Rail Engineering, and the brakes were made by Westinghouse of Chippenham, Wiltshire.
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