CrossCountry Restores Full Monday Service After Birmingham Power Cut Cancelled Almost All Trains
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Updated · bbc.co.uk · Aug 23
CrossCountry Restores Full Monday Service After Birmingham Power Cut Cancelled Almost All Trains
3 articles · Updated · bbc.co.uk · Aug 23
Summary
CrossCountry said it expects to run a full timetable on Monday after a power outage at its Birmingham control centre triggered mass cancellations across its network on Sunday.
From around 18:00 BST on Sunday, the operator planned only a very limited restart, mainly toward Leicester and Derby, while National Rail said hourly services from Birmingham New Street were resuming on some routes.
Passengers were told to check journeys before travel; delays of 30 minutes or more may qualify for compensation, while those who abandon trips can seek refunds.
Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander welcomed the partial restart and said CrossCountry is due to be nationalised next year, while the RMT union called for a review of control centres' backup power resilience.