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UK trains cancelled LIVE: Commuters braced for Friday delays after power outage
In a new update to passengers published 20 minutes ago, National Rail is warning disruption will be here for hours, as one train company has told passengers not to travel this morning.
The update said: “A failure of the electricity supply at a communications centre means trains across the Greater Manchester area and North West of England are being disrupted.
“Trains across the Greater Manchester area and North West of England will be cancelled, severely delayed or revised. Where trains can run, some may be severely delayed or will be revised to only run part of its route.
“Northern are advising do not travel until 10:00.
“Engineers are working hard to restore the issue and we are hopeful that train services will return to normal tomorrow. However, due to a number of trains being in the location, there will be some disruption to services on Friday morning.
“Major disruption is expected until the end of the day.”
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