Moreover, its steep grades, tight radius bends and the need to change locomotive engines at Brenner due to two different electrical systems as used in Austria and Italy mean that the average travel speed is low.
Veelgi enam, selle järsud kalded, pingelised kurvid ja vajadus vahetada Brenneris vedurimootorid Austrias ja Itaalias kasutatavate erinevate elektrisüsteemide tõttu tähendab, et keskmine kiirus on madal.