Rail passengers face second day of disruption across north-west England
National Rail said a power failure at a communications centre affected five rail companies: Avanti West Coast, East Midlands, Northern, TransPennine Express and Transport for Wales. Photograph: Ryan Jenkinson/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenNational Rail said a power failure at a communications centre affected five rail companies: Avanti West Coast, East Midlands, Northern, TransPennine Express and Transport for Wales. Trains across the Greater Manchester area and north-west of England may still be cancelled in full or revised to only run for part of their normal journey until service is able to fully recover,” it said.Northern Rail has advised passengers not to travel before 10am today.
- ▪National Rail said a power failure at a communications centre affected five rail companies: Avanti West Coast, East Midlands, Northern, TransPennine Express and Transport for Wales.
- ▪Photograph: Ryan Jenkinson/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenNational Rail said a power failure at a communications centre affected five rail companies: Avanti West Coast, East Midlands, Northern, TransPennine Express and Transport for Wa
- ▪Trains across the Greater Manchester area and north-west of England may still be cancelled in full or revised to only run for part of their normal journey until service is able to fully recover,” it said.Northern Rail has advised passengers
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National Rail said a power failure at a communications centre affected five rail companies: Avanti West Coast, East Midlands, Northern, TransPennine Express and Transport for Wales. Photograph: Ryan Jenkinson/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenNational Rail said a power failure at a communications centre affected five rail companies: Avanti West Coast, East Midlands, Northern, TransPennine Express and Transport for Wales. Photograph: Ryan Jenkinson/Getty ImagesRail transportRail passengers face second day of chaos across north-west EnglandDisruption after power failure at regional signalling centre likely to continue until noon with many crews and trains in wrong locations Business live – latest updates Lauren AlmeidaFri 7 Aug 2026 03.02 EDTLast modified on Fri 7 Aug 2026 03.04…
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