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CrossCountry Rail Chaos Sunday | Leicester News
Train chaos hit the East Midlands as CrossCountry’s control center suffered a crippling power outage, grounding nearly all services Sunday morning. Only the Peterborough-Cambridge-Stansted route kept running, leaving commuters stranded and long-haul trips to Birmingham, Cardiff, Edinburgh, and beyond impossible. The Birmingham-based hub was at the heart of the meltdown, forcing staff to manually manage trains — which wasn’t enough to restore normal service. CrossCountry apologized for the massive disruption and offered solutions: ticket acceptance with other operators, Delay Repay…
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