Major rail disruption hits Midlands and North West
Major rail disruption hits Midlands and North West

National Rail has issued a warning of "major rail disruption" affecting the Greater Manchester area, the Midlands, and the North West of England. The disruption is caused by an electrical failure at a communications centre, leading to trains being cancelled, delayed by up to an hour, or rescheduled.

Affected Services

Services on several major operators are impacted, including Avanti West Coast, CrossCountry, East Midlands Railway, London Northwestern Railway, Northern, TransPennine Express, and Transport for Wales. The disruption is expected to persist until the end of the day, according to National Rail.

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