A BRAKES failure on the Caledonian Sleeper could have led to “much worse” consequences if another train had been ahead of it, railway safety inspectors have found.

The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) is investigating the incident on August 1, when the class-92 locomotive and eight new mark V carriages overran the platform at Edinburgh Waverley.

The RAIB said its preliminary investigation had found the driver “had no control of the brakes on the coaches” when he attempted to stop at Waverley on the overnight train’s morning arrival.