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National rail says ‘nationwide fault’ disrupting trains across the UK – live updates

Communication system used between train drivers and signallers down

The BBC reports that it has been told that engineers believe the fault is at the national telecommunications hub in Doncaster.

Transport correspondent Sean Dilley writes:

Commuters across the country have been disrupted after the digital communication system used by drivers failed to connect on start-up.

We’ve been told that there are no safety critical issues as staff have been using a workaround to manually reconnect.

Brighton to Southampton Central will only be running to either Bognor Regis or Chichester

London Victoria to Ore will terminate and restart at Hastings

London Victoria to Brighton (Gatwick Express) will terminate and restart at Gatwick Airport

King’s Lynn to London Kings Cross will only run between King’s Lynn and Cambridge

Continue reading… The Guardian Read More Communication system used between train drivers and signallers downThe BBC reports that it has been told that engineers believe the fault is at the national telecommunications hub in Doncaster.Transport correspondent Sean Dilley writes:Commuters across the country have been disrupted after the digital communication system used by drivers failed to connect on start-up.We’ve been told that there are no safety critical issues as staff have been using a workaround to manually reconnect.Brighton to Southampton Central will only be running to either Bognor Regis or ChichesterLondon Victoria to Ore will terminate and restart at HastingsLondon Victoria to Brighton (Gatwick Express) will terminate and restart at Gatwick AirportKing’s Lynn to London Kings Cross will only run between King’s Lynn and Cambridge Continue reading…