CrossCountry cancels UK services after power cut
CrossCountry train services across the UK have been largely suspended due to a power failure at the operator's Birmingham control center. Passengers are advised to check for updates, as most routes remain cancelled until further notice.
Why it matters
The outage highlights the fragility of critical national infrastructure and causes significant disruption to thousands of daily commuters.
Image source, CrossCountry Image caption, Services across almost all CrossCountry routes have been cancelled
Trains across the UK have been cancelled after a power cut at train operator CrossCountry's control centre.
The power outage started in Birmingham on Saturday and as a result, many of the systems used to manage the railway are unavailable, the operator said.
Services across almost all its routes have been cancelled until further notice as it experiences "significant and unforeseen disruption".
Major routes cancelled include services between Manchester and Birmingham, which passes through Stoke-on-Trent, Coventry and Wolverhampton, along with routes from Leeds to York, Cheltenham to Cardiff and Glasgow to Edinburgh.
"We are working closely with relevant partners and will provide further updates as soon as possible," a CrossCountry spokesperson said.
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