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Comboios de Portugal (CP) class 592 3-car diesel unit 592-220/210/219 at Vigo Guixar in Spain, ready to work train C422, the 19:56 departure to Porto-Campanhã in Portugal. This border crossing sees two return train pairs per day. Class 592 are owned by RENFE (Red Nacional de Ferrocarriles Españoles, Spanish National Railways) but leased to CP. On departure this unit managed to move only a few metres before the brakes came on, this was repeated several times. Eventually the unit was declared a failure and passengers were transferred to a RENFE class 594 unit.