Performance

On November 30 2023, Transport for Wales 197050 stands at Neston with the 0950 Bidston to Wrexham. The ‘197s’ have been introduced to boost services on the Borderlands line. CHRIS HOWE.

Feature

Borderlands bids to revive its fortunes

Chris Howe reports on problems that have been affecting services between Wrexham and Bidston.

Engineering 9 Jun

Since the launch of Elizabeth line services, the London Paddington-Reading corridor has become the UK’s busiest stretch using overhead line power. As well as Crossrail trains, those using the wires include Heathrow Express and Great Western Railway long-distance services, following the replacement of HSTs with new Hitachi units. MIKE COOPER.

Feature

Project Brunel: assessing Network Rail's project to stabilise Great Western Main Line performance

Network Rail’s recovery programme to stabilise performance between Reading and London Paddington has reached half time. Paul Clifton joins the project leaders.

Major projects 2 Jun

Author Phil Haigh landscape columnist image

Comment

Opinion: Rest day agreements to get Northern back on track

Too many cancellations are damaging the operator’s ability to provide a reliable railway. The issues run deeper than the use of fax machines, says Philip Haigh

Phil Haigh 19 Nov

News

Transport Secretary raises ‘serious concerns’ about CrossCountry

Transport Secretary Louise Haigh has written to the interim directors of CrossCountry Trains to raise “serious concerns” about poor performance, and threatened to take action if services do not improve.

CrossCountry 12 Aug

News

ORR identifies areas for NR to improve performance

Network Rail can “do more to help” passenger and freight train performance, says the Office of Rail and Road.

7 Nov

News

Government warning for West Midlands Trains

“West Midlands Trains has failed to fulfil its obligations – to its franchise agreement and, most importantly, to its passengers" - Grant Shapps

10 Feb

News

EXCLUSIVE: WMT seeks to reverse poor autumn performance

"Performance not good enough" - West Midlands Railway Executive discussing West Midlands Trains

17 Dec

News

NATIONAL RAIL CONFERENCE EXCLUSIVE: Rail industry will be judged on “ability to adapt” to Williams - Haines

Industry will have to shoulder more responsibility for problem solving if things are to improve says Network Rail Chief Executive

18 Nov

News

ScotRail claims improved performance

ScotRail records best performance in almost a year

7 Aug

News

ORR boss criticises rail industry for poor performance

"Performance has been poor for many passengers for a prolonged period of time" - Whittington

1 Oct

News

Years of turbulence led to decline in SWR performance

Sir Michael Holden makes 28 recommendations in performance review of SWR

28 Sept

News

ScotRail to follow action points to improve performance

ScotRail to implement 20 recommendations from independent review, with the aim of lifting performance towards Transport Scotland’s 92.5% punctuality target.

4 Apr

Greater Anglia 156419 at Norwich. RICHARD CLINNICK.

News

Greater Anglia and Network Rail combine to confront leaf fall problem

Network Rail and Greater Anglia join forces to tackle autumn problems

13 Oct

News

Plans for Wessex supervisory board

Network Rail’s Wessex Route Managing Director Becky Lumlock tells RAIL that preparations are being made to create a route supervisory board for Wessex.

4 Oct

News

ScotRail punctuality at its highest for two years

ScotRail records its best performance since May 2015.

3 Oct

Feature

IP’s evolution: planning, costing and delivering

The effect of NR's devolution strategy on Infrastructure Projects division & how IP works to integrate with Routes and improve performance. PAUL STEPHEN reports

Major projects 15 Sept

News

Route Supervisory Board established for ECML

Sir Gary Verity to lead Route Supervisory Board designed to hold railway to account for ECML

1 Sept

News

ScotRail salutes performance figures

ScotRail the best-performing large train operator in the UK, following the release of Public Performance Measure (PPM) figures in August.

31 Aug

News

The man in the middle

The Western Route Supervisory Board aims to bring track and train operation closer together. DICK FEARN explains the passenger and performance improvements

20 May

Feature

Defining efficiency… and meeting the targets

Rail is under constant pressure to meet capacity, satisfaction & value for money. Is it possible to accurately measure rail’s performance? asks PHILIP HAIGH

Finance 1 Apr

Performance

Borderlands bids to revive its fortunes

Project Brunel: assessing Network Rail's project to stabilise Great Western Main Line performance

Opinion: Rest day agreements to get Northern back on track

Transport Secretary raises ‘serious concerns’ about CrossCountry

ORR identifies areas for NR to improve performance

Government warning for West Midlands Trains

EXCLUSIVE: WMT seeks to reverse poor autumn performance

NATIONAL RAIL CONFERENCE EXCLUSIVE: Rail industry will be judged on “ability to adapt” to Williams - Haines

ScotRail claims improved performance

ORR boss criticises rail industry for poor performance

Years of turbulence led to decline in SWR performance

ScotRail to follow action points to improve performance

Greater Anglia and Network Rail combine to confront leaf fall problem

Plans for Wessex supervisory board

ScotRail punctuality at its highest for two years

IP’s evolution: planning, costing and delivering

Route Supervisory Board established for ECML

ScotRail salutes performance figures

The man in the middle

Defining efficiency… and meeting the targets

Most read

No takers so first DB Cargo UK Class 67 goes for scrap

FirstGroup explains why Class 222s were "only option" for Lumo Euston-Stirling service

GB Railfreight planning to repurpose at least 12 more Class 66s for heavy trainloads

Performance

Borderlands bids to revive its fortunes

Project Brunel: assessing Network Rail's project to stabilise Great Western Main Line performance

Opinion: Rest day agreements to get Northern back on track

Transport Secretary raises ‘serious concerns’ about CrossCountry

ORR identifies areas for NR to improve performance

Government warning for West Midlands Trains

EXCLUSIVE: WMT seeks to reverse poor autumn performance

NATIONAL RAIL CONFERENCE EXCLUSIVE: Rail industry will be judged on “ability to adapt” to Williams - Haines

ScotRail claims improved performance

ORR boss criticises rail industry for poor performance

Years of turbulence led to decline in SWR performance

ScotRail to follow action points to improve performance

Greater Anglia and Network Rail combine to confront leaf fall problem

Plans for Wessex supervisory board

ScotRail punctuality at its highest for two years

IP’s evolution: planning, costing and delivering

Route Supervisory Board established for ECML

ScotRail salutes performance figures

The man in the middle

Defining efficiency… and meeting the targets

Most read

No takers so first DB Cargo UK Class 67 goes for scrap

FirstGroup explains why Class 222s were "only option" for Lumo Euston-Stirling service

GB Railfreight planning to repurpose at least 12 more Class 66s for heavy trainloads

DB Cargo UK discussing transferring drivers to rival as it deals with Network Rail contract loss

FirstGroup confirms Class 222s for Euston-Stirling Lumo route

HS2 faces £100bn cost and delay until late-2030s, government told

Why the Class 67s have been running on borrowed time for nearly the whole of their lives

Network Rail begins process to replace rail infrastructure monitoring trains

Delay in EMR Class 810 delivery could affect other operators