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CrossCountry train services cancelled following power cut at control centre

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CrossCountry train services cancelled following power cut at control centre

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CrossCountry has cancelled most train services across the UK following a power outage at its Birmingham control centre.
The disruption affects major routes, with only the Peterborough-Cambridge-Stansted line expected to run near-normally.

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A power outage at the CrossCountry control centre in Birmingham has rendered railway management systems unavailable.

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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.

While the operator usually calls at more than 100 stations, it said that the only route expecting a "near-normal" service was between Peterborough, Cambridge and Stansted Airport.

The company apologised to passengers affected by the "significant and unforeseen disruption" and said tickets were being accepted by other operators.

Customers are entitled to Delay Repay compensation if their train is delayed by 30 minutes or more, while those who choose not to travel can claim a refund for their journey.

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This article was originally published by BBC News.