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Railways: Standards

Lords · Question HL15377 · Tabled 10 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 24 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Lord Birt

To ask His Majesty's Government what percentage of trains on Network Rail were cancelled or arrived at their final destination more than 10 minutes late in the last year for which information is available; and what the principal reasons for those cancella

Answer

Answered by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill, 24 Mar 2026

For the period 2 February 2025 - 31 January 2026, 8.8 per cent of trains planned in Great Britain were either cancelled, part cancelled or arrived at their destination at least ten minutes late. The two main causes for cancellations using established indu...