CrossCountry has cancelled ‘almost all’ train services on Sunday after a power cut at its control centre left passengers facing major disruption across the UK
A major UK train operator has been forced to cancel trains “across almost all routes” on Sunday due to a power cut.
Train operator CrossCountry announced that most services will be cancelled until further notice because of the power problem at its control centre. A near-normal service is anticipated between Peterborough, Cambridge and Stansted Airport “due to the impact of planned engineering work”, the firm stated.
A rail replacement bus service will continue as planned between Leicester and Peterborough. Tickets purchased for travel on CrossCountry services on Sunday can still be used with other train operators on the same route.
The tickets will also stay valid on CrossCountry services until Wednesday.
Customers can apply for Delay Repay compensation if their train is delayed by 30 minutes or more, while those who choose not to travel can claim a refund.
People planning on travelling on Sunday are advised to check their journey with National Rail Enquiries.
CrossCountry Trains wrote on X: “Services across the CrossCountry network will be significantly disrupted on Sunday 23 August due to a power cut affecting our control centre. Significant reductions to services and cancellations are expected across almost all routes.”
The CrossCountry network stretches across most of Britain – with services from Edinburgh to Penzance and Cardiff to Stansted.
Meanwhile, holidaymakers have been dealt a blow after budget carrier Vueling pulled all of its winter flights from Cardiff Airport. The Spanish low-cost airline, which first launched flights from the Welsh capital back in 2012, was scheduled to carry sun-seekers to Alicante and Malaga over the coming months.
However, Vueling has wiped both destinations from its winter schedule, just four months after tickets were first put on sale. The airline had scheduled a three-weekly service to Alicante alongside a short run of flights to Malaga over the Christmas and New Year period.
According to Vueling’s website, its last flight from Cardiff to Malaga will take off on October 18, with the final Alicante service departing on October 24.
Neither the airline nor Cardiff Airport has confirmed whether the routes will return for the summer season.
Confirming the decision, a spokesperson for Vueling said: “Vueling has no plans to operate flights to and from Cardiff for the winter season.
“Customers affected should contact our customer services team or their booking agent should they have any queries. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.”
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