A train consist comprising a lead locomotive (402; 502; 602;...) and at least one adjacent trail locomotive (403; 503; 603;...), followed by a plurality of cars, wherein: each of said locomotives (402, 403; 502, 503;...) has an electronically controlled pneumatic brake system ECPBS (410, 411; 510, 511;...) connected to a train brake pipe (418; 518;...) that extends through the whole train consist, said ECPBS (410, 411; 510, 511;...) being capable of controlling a braking pressure in said train brake pipe (418; 518;...); each of said locomotives (402, 403; 502, 503;...) has a brake control handle device (401, 412; 501; 512;...) for generating braking commands to be delivered to the respective ECPBS (410, 411; 510, 511;...) through a communication layer (415, 416; 515, 516;...), said braking commands being suitable to control, by means of said ECPBS, the braking pressure in said brake pipe (418; 518;...); said communication layer (415, 416; 515, 516;...) extending through the lead locomotive (402; 502;...) and said at least one trail locomotive (403; 503;...) of the consist, connecting the brake control handle device (401; 501;...) of the lead locomotive (402; 502;...) to the ECPBS of said at least one trail locomotive (403; 503;...), said communication layer (415, 416; 515, 516;...) being arranged to forward, in case of failure of the ECPBS of the lead locomotive, said braking commands from the brake control handle device (401; 501;...) of the lead locomotive (402; 502;...) to the ECPBS of the trail locomotive (403; 503;...), allowing to control the braking pressure in said brake pipe (418; 518;...) by means of the ECPBS of said at least one trail locomotive (403;503;...) in accordance with the brake commands generated by the brake control handle device (401; 501;...) of the lead locomotive (402; 502;...). each of said locomotives (402, 403; 502, 503;...) has an electronically controlled pneumatic brake system ECPBS (410, 411; 510, 511;...) connected to a train brake pipe (418; 518;...) that extends through the whole train consist, said ECPBS (410, 411; 510, 511;...) being capable of controlling a braking pressure in said train brake pipe (418; 518;...); each of said locomotives (402, 403; 502, 503;...) has a brake control handle device (401, 412; 501; 512;...) for generating braking commands to be delivered to the respective ECPBS (410, 411; 510, 511;...) through a communication layer (415, 416; 515, 516;...), said braking commands being suitable to control, by means of said ECPBS, the braking pressure in said brake pipe (418; 518;...); said communication layer (415, 416; 515, 516;...) extending through the lead locomotive (402; 502;...) and said at least one trail locomotive (403; 503;...) of the consist, connecting the brake control handle device (401; 501;...) of the lead locomotive (402; 502;...) to the ECPBS of said at least one trail locomotive (403; 503;...), said communication layer (415, 416; 515, 516;...) being arranged to forward, in case of failure of the ECPBS of the lead locomotive, said braking commands from the brake control handle device (401; 501;...) of the lead locomotive (402; 502;...) to the ECPBS of the trail locomotive (403; 503;...), allowing to control the braking pressure in said brake pipe (418; 518;...) by means of the ECPBS of said at least one trail locomotive (403;503;...) in accordance with the brake commands generated by the brake control handle device (401; 501;...) of the lead locomotive (402; 502;...).