Manchester to London Euston trains hit with cancellations

Avanti West Coast services between London Euston and Manchester Piccadilly, Chester, Edinburgh, Glasgow Central, Holyhead, and Liverpool Lime Street are all affected.

Several other train operators and routes across the country have also been affected, including CrossCountry services between Manchester Piccadilly and Birmingham New Street, as well as Northern services between Stoke-on-Trent and Manchester Piccadilly.

The delays come following a ‘major fault’ with signalling systems in the Stafford and Stoke-on-Trent area.

As services recover, some will remain heavily disrupted, Trainline warned

Trains on the following routes may be cancelled, delayed by up to 180 minutes or revised between Stafford and Crewe, between Stafford and Stoke-on-Trent, between Stoke-on-Trent and Crewe, Manchester Piccadilly, Derby

Network Rail is on site and is working to resolve the issue, but the disruption is expected to last until the end of the day.

Avanti West Coast have warned passengers not to travel.

The operator said: “Cancellations and delays are expected until the end of the day due to a major fault with the signalling system earlier in the Stafford area.

“This has affected multiple Avanti West Coast routes, including journeys to/from Manchester, Liverpool, Scotland and North Wales.

“Please do not attempt to travel on these routes today due to this major disruption.

“If you have an Avanti West Coast ticket dated November 21, you can now use it at no extra cost on November 22, on any Avanti West Coast service via the same route.

“Please avoid travelling to London Euston.

“You can use your ticket at no extra cost on a variety of alternative routes and train companies.

“If you abandoned your journey as a result of the disruption, then you can claim a free refund from where you bought your ticket.

“If you continued with your journey but were delayed by 15 minutes or more, you can claim Delay Repay compensation from the train company you travelled with.”

Cross Country trains said that the disruption is due to a ‘total loss of signalling’.