NETWORK RAIL AND VIRGIN RESPOND TO WEST COAST PERFORMANCE

Thursday 17 Mar 2005

NETWORK RAIL AND VIRGIN RESPOND TO WEST COAST PERFORMANCE

Region & Route:: National

Network Rail and Virgin predicted that following the introduction of the new September timetable, it was likely that performance might dip. As the new timetable, new rolling stock and new track were introduced, a number of issues did indeed occur. We have worked hard together, to ensure that this was resolved promptly, through joint performance improvements plans across the route, which analyse the root cause of delays and introduce the remedies to deal with them. This is now delivering results and in the last two months we have seen performance move ahead again, averaging around 78% - some 12% points up on quarter three last year (the period immediately following the timetable introduction) .”

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