Trains stop across north-west England after power cut hits signalling centre
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- The Guardian Worldseen 7 Aug, 09:30headline rewritten
Rail passengers face second day of chaos across north-west EnglandRail passengers face second day of disruption across north-west England - The Guardian Worldseen 23 Aug, 22:50description edited
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Transport secretary asks ‘publicly owned operators to lay on extra services where possible’ CrossCountry has cancelled almost all of its train services in Great Britain after a power cut in Birmingham hit its control centre on Sunday. Most services have been cancelled until further notice, including routes from Glasgow to Edinburgh, Manchester to Birmingham, Cheltenham to Cardiff and Newcastle to Edinburgh. Continue reading...Transport secretary asks ‘publicly owned operators to lay on extra services where possible’ CrossCountry cancelled almost all of its train services in Great Britain on Sunday after a power cut in Birmingham hit its control centre. Most services were cancelled until further notice, including routes from Glasgow to Edinburgh, Manchester to Birmingham, Cheltenham to Cardiff and Newcastle to Edinburgh. Continue reading...
- walesonline.co.ukseen 26 Aug, 19:49headline rewritten
Wales to be hit by rail disruption in over bank holiday weekendWales to be hit by rail disruption over bank holiday weekend
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How it spread - 9 original reports
Thu, 6 August 2026
1 report- The Guardian World15:40first to report
Passengers awaiting Northern and TransPennine trains advised not to travel, with cancellations and other services delayed Trains across parts of north-west England have ground to a halt after a power failure hit the signalling centre controlling the railway in the region. Passengers awaiting Northern and TransPennine trains have been advised not to travel, with widespread cancellations and other services delayed by more than an hour already. Continue reading...
Fri, 7 August 2026
1 report- The Guardian World10:03edited after publishing
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Rail passengers face second day of chaos across north-west EnglandProblems after power failure at regional signalling centre likely to continue until noon with many crews and trains in wrong locations Business live – latest updates Rail passengers are facing a second day of travel disruption across parts of north-west England, after a power failure hit the signalling centre controlling the railway in the region. The power failure, which occurred shortly before 2pm on Thursday, triggered widespread cancellations and delays to services including CrossCountry...
Tue, 11 August 2026
1 report- el-balad.com04:44
National Rail said Manchester train cancellations and delays should continue until 12.30pm after an incident at Broadgreen disrupted services.
Thu, 20 August 2026
1 report- cambridge-news.co.uk11:13
Trains may be cancelled or delayed by up to an hour
Sun, 23 August 2026
4 reports- grimsbytelegraph.co.uk07:26
Major disruption is expected throughout the day
- independent.co.uk11:07
Journeys are suspended ‘across almost all routes’ until further notice
- The Guardian World14:25edited after publishing
Transport secretary asks ‘publicly owned operators to lay on extra services where possible’ CrossCountry cancelled almost all of its train services in Great Britain on Sunday after a power cut in Birmingham hit its control centre. Most services were cancelled until further notice, including routes from Glasgow to Edinburgh, Manchester to Birmingham, Cheltenham to Cardiff and Newcastle to Edinburgh. Continue reading...
- Anadolu Agency (AA)18:39
Disruption affects routes across Britain after outage at CrossCountry's control center
Mon, 24 August 2026
1 report- walesonline.co.uk15:07edited after publishing
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Wales to be hit by rail disruption in over bank holiday weekendPeople planning on travelling by train this weekend have been advised to check their journeys up until their travel day