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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Lauren Almeida and Gwyn Topham

Rail passengers face second day of disruption across north-west England

A red digital sign displays a power outage message and QR code inside Manchester Piccadilly station
National Rail said a power failure at a communications centre affected five rail companies: Avanti West Coast, East Midlands, Northern, TransPennine Express and Transport for Wales. Photograph: Ryan Jenkinson/Getty Images

Rail passengers are facing a second day of travel disruption across parts of north-west England, after a power cut hit the signalling centre controlling the region.

The power failure, which occurred shortly before 2pm on Thursday, temporarily halted trains and caused widespread cancellations and delays to services including CrossCountry and London Northwestern Railway.

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