Commuters have been dealing with delays this morning as UK Community Rail skilled a nationwide “communications fault”.

Nationwide Rail warned there was an issue affecting the system utilized by practice drivers and signallers earlier at the moment.

It was unclear how lengthy the problem would final, however the rush hour commute has been affected.

A Nationwide Rail spokesperson stated: “There’s a nationwide fault with the communication system used between practice drivers and signallers. Because of this, companies throughout the Nationwide Rail community could also be topic to disruption this morning.

“Trains throughout the community are having to start out their journeys later due to this fault and a few may be topic to cancellations or alterations. Please examine earlier than you journey, enable further time on your journey and monitor stay departure boards.”

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