CrossCountry has cancelled almost all of its train services in Great Britain today, Sunday 23 August 2026. The widespread cancellations follow a power cut that affected the operator's control centre in Birmingham.
Most services are cancelled until further notice, impacting routes including Glasgow to Edinburgh, Manchester to Birmingham, Cheltenham to Cardiff, and Newcastle to Edinburgh. A near-normal service is expected between Peterborough, Cambridge, and Stansted Airport, with a planned rail replacement bus service operating between Leicester and Peterborough.
Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander stated her concern regarding the outage and has asked publicly owned operators to provide extra services where possible. Network Rail power teams are on site working to restore power and systems.
CrossCountry tickets for Sunday can be used with other train operators on the same route, and will remain valid on CrossCountry services until Wednesday 26 August. Chiltern Railways and LNER have confirmed they will accept CrossCountry tickets.