NewsUK NewsTrainsLIVEUpdated just nowNational Rail has warned of 'major rail disruption' in the Greater Manchester area, the Midlands and North West of England, with trains cancelled, delayed by an hour or rescheduledRail services in large parts of England have been disrupted by an electrical failure(Image: NEIL HALL/EPA/Shutterstock)There is "major rail disruption" in the Greater Manchester area, the Midlands and North West of England, National Rail has warned.Due to an electrical failure at a communications centre, trains have been cancelled, delayed by up to an hour or rescheduled.Services on Avanti West Coast, CrossCountry, East Midlands Railway, London Northwestern Railway, Northern, TransPennine Express, Transport for Wales are affected.The disruption is expected to last until the end of the day, National Rail added.View PostView PostToday15:36 BSTNorthern and TransPennine Express customers told not to travelThe advice for Northern and TransPennine Express passengers is "do not travel".Northern customers can use their tickets at no extra cost on the following services:Transport for Greater Manchester bus services on any reasonable routeMetrolink services on any reasonable routeNorthern ticket restrictions have been lifted in the affected areas for the duration of the disruption, including Advance and Peak restrictions.TransPennine Express customers can use their tickets at no extra cost in both directions on:Bee Network buses throughout the whole network in Greater ManchesterCrossCountry services between Sheffield, York, Newcastle and EdinburghLNER services between Doncaster, Leeds, York, Newcastle and EdinburghMetrolink services between Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Victoria/Manchester AirportNorthern services between Sheffield and Doncaster/ LeedsToday15:22 BSTWhich rail companies are impacted by the disruption?National Rail has said the following rail companies are impacted by the disruption:Avanti West CoastCrossCountryEast Midlands RailwayLondon Northwestern RailwayNorthernTransPennine ExpressTransport for WalesA notice on National Rail's website adds: "Please note that other train operators may also be affected by disruption - please check your whole journey before travelling."Today15:16 BST'Major rail disruption' in Greater Manchester, Midlands and North WestThere is "major rail disruption" in the Greater Manchester area, the Midlands and the North West of England due to an electrical failure at a communications centre, National Rail has said.Trains have been cancelled, delayed by up to 60 minutes or rescheduled, and the disruption is expected to last until the end of the day, it added.Services on Avanti West Coast, CrossCountry, East Midlands Railway, London Northwestern Railway, Northern, TransPennine Express, Transport for Wales are affected.‌