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An Avanti West Coast Pendolino on a London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly service

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Delay Repay compensation figures explained after train operators pay out £138m in 12 months

Avanti West Coast and LNER have paid the most in delay repay compensation over the past year

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New Dublin timetable performance issues force changes

Iarnród Éireann (IÉ) had to revise its new timetable introduced on 26 August for Dublin suburban services that pass through Connolly station.

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Weather extremities are “getting more severe and inpactful on the railway”, says Network Rail. A landslip causes trees to fall and block the line near Scunthorpe in May. NETWORK RAIL.

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Network Rail cites weather as a key cause for an increase in delays

Rail delays relating to weather are now the highest on record, according to Network Rail.

Weather 16 Sept

Passengers queue for Eurostar services at St Pancras International in December 2023.With passenger numbers to European destinations expected to grow, HS1 Ltd has commissioned a study into how to increase passenger capacity at the station. ALAMY.

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UK train operators affected by mass IT outage with delays expected

Train operators throughout the UK are affected by a worldwide IT outage.

Delays 19 Jul

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Delay Repay claims increase

Train operators closed 7.6 million delay compensation claims in the last reporting year.

Delays 10 Jul

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Birmingham’s Eastside Metro delayed until 2027

Plans to run trams to the Digbeth area of Birmingham have been delayed by another four years until 2027, because of issues related to HS2.

25 Jan

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NR report hails success of Christmas engineering work

Network Rail has commended its latest Christmas and New Year engineering period as a great success,

25 Jan

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Maintenance problems force TransPennine Express to cancel services

TPE forced to cancel trains in new December timetable

17 Dec

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Northern: regional schemes could ease ‘pinch-points’

Work is needed on smaller projects now, rather than waiting for bigger schemes like Northern Powerhouse Rail says David Brown

8 Nov

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Crossrail formulates schedule to progress testing

New plan in place to try and open Elizabeth Line as quickly as possible

10 Jul

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Transport Scotland slams Caledonian Sleeper delays

Launch of Mk 5s on Highlander route delayed until "probably September" admits Caledonian Sleeper

27 Jun

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Infrastructure delays force Northern to soldier on with Pacers

46 Pacers that Northern should have stopped using remain in traffic

22 Jan

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Confusion over timing of Crossrail delay knowledge

"We’re still far from understanding who knew what and when" - London Assembly Transport Committee on Crossrail delays

2 Jan

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Improved compensation for Northern passengers

Compensation scheme extended for Northern's passengers

17 Dec

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Released papers reveal Crossrail delay concerns in July

Released papers show then-chairman Sir Terry Morgan raised concerns about the opening of Crossrail's central section with TfL and Sadiq Khan in July

12 Dec

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£1.4 billion funding for Crossrail as opening delayed again

Crossrail delayed with no new opening date given.

11 Dec

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Crossrail delayed

Crossrail start delayed until autumn 2019 as testing still required

31 Aug

ScotRail 385004 leaving Newton Aycliffe. JAMES GARTHWAITE.

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Class 385 windscreen finally approved?

Successful tests with Class 385 paves way for potential passenger use.

29 May

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ScotRail hires in Class 365s for Glasgow-Edinburgh route

Three Class 365s leased by ScotRail, with more to follow, to cover for the late introduction of Class 385s

1 May

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Spring start for Gospel Oak-Barking electric trains

Spring start for electrics on GOBLIN as route reopens

22 Jan