Rail passengers are hit with three years worth of delays in just 12 months due to faulty trains with 760,000 journeys delayed since 2020, figures reveal
- UK rail passengers have suffered three years worth of delays in just 12 months
- Over 760,000 journeys have been delayed since 2020, figures reveal
Passengers have suffered three years’ worth of delays in just 12 months due to faulty trains, figures reveal.
More than 760,000 journeys have been delayed since 2020 – leading to more than 10 million wasted minutes – caused by trains experiencing technical issues.
These faults have been responsible for 126,507 service cancellations since the start of the decade – the equivalent of 96 per day across Britain.
In the last year alone, there were 226,694 delays, leading to 1,624,981 wasted minutes – equivalent to more than three years.
Between April and August this year, delays cost passengers 711,397 minutes due to almost 100,000 incidents, according to data obtained via Freedom of Information requests.
In the last year alone, there were 226,694 train delays, leading to 1,624,981 wasted minutes (File Photo)
During the first year of the pandemic in 2020/21 – despite firms running a reduced service – there were 142,471 cases of technical delays, causing almost a million delay minutes.
Liberal Democrat Transport spokesman Wera Hobhouse said: ‘Everywhere you turn, Britain is broken. Passengers are faced with unacceptably long delays and paying the price for years of Conservative underinvestment in rail.
‘People across the country are missing major life events and family days out ruined simply because the government cannot keep the trains moving.
‘Ministers need to freeze rail fares whilst this truly poor service is still ongoing. Frankly, the public deserves better.’
Research from the Office of Rail and Road has found that almost one in 12 trains across Britain was cancelled in the four weeks prior to January 7.
Passengers have also faced rolling strikes throughout this year.
The Rail Delivery Group said: ‘We know how important reliability is to our passengers and apologise to everyone affected by delayed or cancelled services.’
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