Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA power failure is causing significant disruption and cancellations to train services across Greater Manchester, the Midlands, and the northwest of England. The disruption, stemming from an electricity supply failure at a communications centre, is anticipated to continue until the end of the day. Major operators including Avanti West Coast, East Midlands, Northern, TransPennine Express, and Transport for Wales are affected by the service interruptions. Passengers are facing cancellations and delays of up to an hour, with no rail replacement transport currently arranged. National Rail is urging passengers to check their journeys, and Northern Rail has advised customers not to travel on certain routes in the northwest. In fullUK rail disruption latest: Commuters hit with travel chaos after power failureMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

The outage is expected to last until the end of the day and is impacting five rail companies in the North West and the Midlands.

National 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 rescheduled