Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA CrossCountry train on the East Coast Main Line route, passing Alnmouth (PA)CrossCountry has cancelled most of its Sunday train services across the UK following a major power cut at its control centre in Birmingham. The electrical failure rendered critical management systems unavailable, forcing the suspension of journeys across almost all major routes until further notice. Limited services continue to run between Peterborough, Cambridge and Stansted Airport, alongside planned rail replacement buses between Leicester and Peterborough. Sunday tickets are being accepted by alternative operators including Chiltern Railways and LNER, and remain valid on CrossCountry services until Wednesday. Affected passengers delayed by 30 minutes or more are eligible for Delay Repay compensation, while those who decide not to travel can claim a refund. In fullCrossCountry train chaos as power cut cancels most services across UKMore 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

Cross Country services going to Edinburgh, Sheffield, Manchester, Bristol, Exeter, Penzance, Cardiff and Bournemouth have been cancelled until further notice

The company, which runs trains all over Britain, said that 'services across almost all routes will be withdrawn until further notice' and warned of 'significant disruption'.