Major rail disruption has taken place following an electrical failure in the Manchester Rail Operating Centre communications centre. Per National Rail, lines affected by the signal issue include:Avanti West Coast,CrossCountry,East Midlands Railway,London Northwestern Railway,Northern,TransPennine Express,Transport for Wales. AdvertisementIt added: “We have organised buses to run between Liverpool Lime Street and Chester to help you complete your journey, at no extra cost. These will arrive at 15:30 at Chester provided by Patts Coaches and arrive at Liverpool Lime Street at approximately 15:30 provided by Northwich Travel.” The company added: “Our services are unable to run between Sheffield and Liverpool Lime Street until the end of the day.”