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 - plymouthherald.co.ukseen 14 Sept, 22:03headline rewritten
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How it spread - 15 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
Sun, 6 September 2026
1 report- grimsbytelegraph.co.uk06:50
There will be reduced service on some lines today
Thu, 10 September 2026
1 report- heraldgoa.in16:51
Passengers planning to travel by train through the National Capital Region (NCR) over the coming days should prepare for potential disruptions. Northern
Fri, 11 September 2026
2 reports- cityam.com06:53
Trainline has hit out at tube strikes and the government’s freeze on rail fares, as the train ticketing platform saw sales growth stall.
- aol.co.uk13:26
Planned strikes by workers on East Midlands Railway have been suspended after progress on talks about a dispute over safety. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) had been due to walk out next Wednesday and Thursday following previous industrial action. The strike action has been hitting services from London St Pancras. The union said there had been “substantial movement” over its complaints about faults on Class 810 fleet trains. Industrial action short of strikes could still...
Sat, 12 September 2026
1 report- plymouthherald.co.uk16:47edited after publishing
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Train stopped after person struck by trainDisruption is expected to last until this evening
Mon, 14 September 2026
1 report- railwaysillustrated.com10:27