Thousands of rail passengers hit by power failure disruption
Summary
A power failure at the Manchester Rail Operating Centre caused major train delays and cancellations across northern England on Thursday. Thousands of passengers experienced long waits, stopped trains, and had to find alternative travel, with disruption expected to continue throughout the day.Key Facts
- The power failure happened just before 2:00 PM at the Manchester Rail Operating Centre in Ardwick.
- This centre controls train signals and operations across a large area from Crewe to Carlisle and from Todmorden to the Welsh border.
- At least eight train companies were affected by the outage into Thursday evening.
- Passengers reported very long delays; some were stuck on trains for over 90 minutes or forced to find expensive alternate transport.
- Some travelers, including business visitors and people returning from trips, had to pay for hotels or taxis due to cancelled trains.
- Rail operators issued warnings not to travel in many affected areas and arranged replacement buses where possible.
- Network Rail and local transport officials advised passengers to check their train status before traveling.
- Staff were praised for calmly helping evacuate passengers safely from stalled trains.
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