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.<\/p>\n
Network Rail has reported that further disruption is likely today because many trains and their crew \u201care not where they would normally be after this unexpected incident\u201d.<\/p>\n
The disruption means some trains will be delayed, cancelled, or sent on revised routes across the network.<\/p>\n
Network Rail\u2019s engineers have been working to fix signalling issues caused after electricity cut out in the main control hub for north-west England\u2019s railways, the Manchester Rail Operating Centre, which led to widespread cancellations and delays to services.<\/p>\n
Chris Wright, Network Rail\u2019s North West route director, said yesterday:<\/p>\n
double quotation mark\u201cI\u2019m extremely sorry for the disruption today and the very difficult journeys many people have experienced.<\/p>\n
Our engineers are working tirelessly to restore the signalling systems impacted by the power cut at lunchtime.\u201d<\/p>\n