CrossCountry to provide full service on Monday after major disruption
Train operator CrossCountry is restoring full service on Monday following a major power outage at its Birmingham control centre. The disruption caused mass cancellations on Sunday, leaving many passengers stranded.
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Image source, PA Image caption, CrossCountry says it will run a full train service on Monday following Sunday's major disruption
Train operator CrossCountry will run a full train service on Monday following major disruption to services across the country.
The operator said it plans to run a "very limited number of trains" from around 18:00 BST on Sunday evening, and a full service on Monday.
It comes after a power outage affected its control centre in Birmingham, resulting in mass cancellations across the network on Sunday .
A CrossCountry spokesperson said: "Our key priority is now to restore as close to a normal service as possible for our customers tomorrow."
They added: "With most facilities now reinstated, we are planning to operate a very limited number of services from around 18:00 this evening, primarily on routes towards Leicester and Derby.
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