- Train passengers in England face further travel chaos on Friday following a major power failure at the Manchester Rail Operating Centre on Thursday afternoon.
- The power cut disrupted signalling and communications systems, causing widespread cancellations and delays across the Midlands and north-west England.
- Operators including Northern and TransPennine Express warned of ongoing delays and cancellations on Friday morning as trains and staff are out of position.
- Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said she is receiving regular updates as Network Rail engineers work to fix the impacted systems.
- Additional disruption was caused by the discovery of an unexploded wartime bomb near the railway line between Tamworth and Burton-on-Trent.
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