{
  "id": 2769493,
  "title": "CrossCountry cancels UK services after power cut",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/crosscountry-cancels-uk-services-after-power-cut-2769493",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-23T10:24:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "BBC Business",
    "slug": "bbc-business",
    "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy9w9y0lz5go?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "CrossCountry, a British rail operator, has suspended train services across the UK following a power cut at its control centre in Birmingham on Saturday. The outage has led to significant disruptions across major routes, including those connecting Glasgow, Penzance, Leeds, Manchester, and Glasgow to Edinburgh. Major routes such as Manchester to Birmingham and Leeds to York are among those severely affected. Passengers traveling to football fixtures are warned of potential heavy crowding on services to Manchester, Liverpool, and Newcastle. The power cut has made many essential systems for managing the railway unavailable, resulting in widespread cancellations. CrossCountry has apologized to affected passengers and offered Delay Repay compensation for delays of 30 minutes or more. The operator has assured customers that tickets for services on Sunday will remain valid until Wednesday. Passengers are urged to explore alternative transportation options, such as Great Western Railway, London Underground, and West Midlands Metro services.",
  "summary": "Customers say the disruption to virtually all UK CrossCountry services is the \"worst case scenario\".",
  "key_points": [
    "CrossCountry suspends UK train services due to Birmingham control centre power cut",
    "Major routes, including Manchester to Birmingham and Leeds to York, severely disrupted",
    "Passengers offered Delay Repay compensation for delays of 30 minutes or more"
  ],
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "CrossCountry cancels UK services after power cut",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/crosscountry-cancels-uk-services-after-power-cut",
        "published": "2026-08-23T08:18:31.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}