CrossCountry rail passengers face major disruption with Manchester cancellations

NewsGreater Manchester NewsTrainsA power cut is causing issues across the country08:54, 23 Aug 2026Rail passengers are set for a day of disruption with almost all CrossCountry services being cancelled - including in Manchester. The company has been hit by a power cut at its control centre in Birmingham which began yesterday (August 22).‌It says that many of the systems used to manage the railway are still unavailable this morning (Sunday) as a result. CrossCountry runs regular services between Manchester Piccadilly and Bournemouth, via Stockport and cities including Birmingham, Coventry and Southampton.‌All these services are currently listed as cancelled on National Rail's departures board for Piccadilly today. CrossCountry says services have been withdrawn across almost all of its routes