Manchester to London trains halted and passengers ‘dumped’ in travel chaos

Passengers have been “dumped” at a train station as their service was cancelled.

The travel chaos this afternoon, Sunday, September 8, has unfolded on the Avanti West Coast line, with many services either delayed or cancelled due to overhead wire issues and signalling faults between Watford Junction and Milton Keynes Central.

Pictures show shared online show huge crowds building at Euston station, which has been impacted by the delays and cancellations.

One passenger – who was travelling from Manchester Piccadilly to Milton Keynes – said a train full of passengers was told to disembark and “dumped” at Rugby station this afternoon reports Manchester Evening News.

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