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

TransPennine Express cancelled more than one in eight trains over summer

A passenger gets of a TransPennine Express train
TransPennine Express was only marginally better than Avanti, which remained the least punctual of all the main train operators, according to ORR data. Photograph: Danny Lawson/PA

TransPennine Express cancelled more than one in eight trains over the summer, according to figures that show much of Britain’s railway is “still not delivering reliable journeys”.

Nationally, fewer than seven in 10 trains ran on time and 3.5% of trains were cancelled on the day between 1 July and 30 September, which was slightly better than the same period last year, figures from the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) showed.

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