Date: 02/01/2022

Rail passengers face slower journeys between Edinburgh and Newcastle because of a shortage of electric power on the east coast main line. TransPennine is now investigating whether software adjustments can be made to its Nova 1 trains so that they would draw less electric power from the overhead wires, permitting them to be switched from diesel.

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Edinburgh-Newcastle rail line power shortage could slow TransPennine Express trains

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Rail passengers face slower journeys between Edinburgh and Newcastle because of a shortage of electric power on the east coast main line.

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Tags: x East Coast Main Line x Overhead Line Equipment x Electrification x Power Supply