Power failure has caused "major disruption" across railways in Midlands and north of England. Travellers can check their journey using the National Rail journey planner . Electricity cut out in the main control hub for north-west England’s railways, the Manchester Rail Operating Centre near Ashburys station in the city’s east. It was planned that the Manchester Rail Operating Centre would control all of the railway in north-west England by 2034. Has your journey been impacted by the rail disruption?