Train passengers face across the Midlands and north-west England are facing the threat of further travel chaos today, after a power outage ground trains to a halt.
Network Rail has reported that further disruption is likely today because many trains and their crew “are not where they would normally be after this unexpected incident”.
The disruption means some trains will be delayed, cancelled, or sent on revised routes across the network.
Network Rail’s engineers have been working to fix signalling issues caused after electricity cut out in the main control hub for north-west England’s railways, the Manchester Rail Operating Centre, which led to widespread cancellations and delays to services.
Chris Wright, Network Rail’s North West route director, said yesterday:
double quotation mark“I’m extremely sorry for the disruption today and the very difficult journeys many people have experienced.
Our engineers are working tirelessly to restore the signalling systems impacted by the power cut at lunchtime.”