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Passengers across the south and south west of England are benefiting from fewer delays caused by cable thieves as a result of ongoing work to tackle metal theft on the railway, new figures reveal.

Passengers across Kent and Sussex are benefiting from fewer delays caused by cable thieves as a result of ongoing work to tackle metal theft on the railway, new figures reveal.

A bridge near Streatham Common station which has been closed since November 2012 is to reopen more than two months early.

- Delay minutes down 54%
- Number of cable thefts affecting rail services down 67%
- Total cost to industry reached three-year low; down more than £5m

Delay minutes down 54%
Number of cable thefts affecting rail services down 67%
Total cost to industry reached three-year low; down more than £5m

Delay minutes to trains down 93% to around 70 hours

Number of cable thefts affecting rail services down 87%

Compensation cost falls by nearly £1.5m

• Delay minutes down 86% on Network Rail’s Anglia route
• Number of cable theft incidents affecting rail services down 82%
• Network Rail and BTP will continue to work to reduce incidents further