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North West trains face second day of disruption after power cut

7 August 2026 · in 80 words

North West trains face second day of disruption after power cut

Rail passengers across north-west England are facing a second day of travel disruption on Friday due to a power failure at a Manchester signalling centre. The outage, which happened just before 2pm on Thursday, caused widespread cancellations and delays across the region and the Midlands.

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