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; ...). <EOS>