How a 90-second power outage sparked chaos for rail commuters

The power failure which hit a Network Rail operations centre in Manchester was a rare incident.

But after commuters were left facing chaos , it has raised questions about how a short outage at one operating centre could have a widespread impact.

Network Rail will face scrutiny for how its systems coped and responded to the outage.

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