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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent

Reliability of UK trains fell to new lows in December, official figures show

Passengers disembark from an Avanti West Coast mainline train at Euston railway station
Avanti West Coast, the worst-performing operator, had 19% of its trains eventually failing to run. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

The reliability of Britain’s trains fell to new lows in December, official figures show, with record levels of cancellations even on days when the railway was not affected by strikes.

While train operators cut their schedules back in advance by about a third because of industrial action, almost one in 12 of those remaining services due to run still ended up being cancelled.

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