Rail travellers are suffering further misery in the post-Christmas dash as the network was hit by overrunning engineering works.
Services across the country have been cancelled due to the issue in the Wolverhampton area.
Five operators have been affected including Avanti West Coast, CrossCountry, LNER, Transport for Wales and West Midlands Railway.
The National Rail website described the problem as being caused by a “fault with a signalling system”, however passengers have been told scheduled engineering works have not finished.
Five operators have been affected including Avanti West Coast, CrossCountry, LNER, Transport for Wales and West Midlands Railway (Photo: Mike Kemp/In Pictures via Getty)This was also the reason given for cancellations by CrossCountry, the worst-affected operator which has axed at least 36 services so far on Friday.
The operator warned passengers services will be “extremely busy and may be subject to last minute changes and cancellations”.
Journalist Claire Hannah who found herself stranded this morning wrote on X: “If anyone is hoping to get the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham this morning…ALL services cancelled, because engineering works haven’t been done on time. So stay in bed.”
Network Rail had already warned passengers to expect major disruption over the festive period due to a programme of engineering works.
More than 200,000 trains cancelled in Britain in the past year
Read MoreLondon stations Liverpool Street and Paddington were both closed for several days after the last trains left on Christmas Eve, while the main line from St Pancras to Leicester, Derby, Nottingham and Sheffield will shut for nine days.
Trains into Paddington will be diverted to Euston, meaning that station will be busier than usual. London NorthWestern Railway has urged passengers to travel “either side” of the festive period to avoid disruption.
Work on the West Coast Main Line will mean reduced services and longer journeys until 5 January.
Train managers at Avanti West Coast are also set to go on strike in a dispute over rest day working, causing severe disruption on New Year’s Eve and 2 January, as well as every Sunday from 12 January to 25 May.
The i Paper revealed the ten worst-performing rail companies cancelled 800 trains a day on average between 2023 and 2024 despite soaring fares and bumper pay and bonuses for bosses.
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