Train punctuality record high at over 90%

Robin Gisby says record punctuality reached through sheer hard work of tens of 1000s of rail staff

Robin Gisby says record punctuality reached through sheer hard work of tens of 1000s of rail staff

Train punctuality has exceeded the 90% mark for the first time, as 90.6% of train services arrived on time between April 2008 to March 2009 - the highest since records began in 1992.

NR says that April this year was a record month in its own right with 93.5% of trains arriving on time over the course of the month - the highest ever recorded.

The company have this week created a new crack maintenance team at the southern end of the route tasked with improving the reliability of the...