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Wednesday 9 Mar 2005

TRAIN DELAYS DOWN 16% IN LAST YEAR

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TWO MILLION MINUTES FEWER DELAYS FOR PASSENGERS Network Rail today predicted that it will have delivered a 16% cut in train delays by the end of the financial year and see train performance at a five year high. Some 2.2 million minutes, or 16%, will have been slashed off last year’s Network Rail delays total following a year of tremendous achievement that has seen train performance significantly improve. John Armitt, Chief Executive, said: “Our people have done a tremendous job to slice over more than two million minutes off train delays this year – an achievement of which they should be justly proud. By introducing integrated control centres on most of the network, bringing maintenance in-house, and continuing to rebuild the railway, delays are coming down across the country. “We know there is still a long way to go to meet the demands of passengers, but the path of improvement is clear and that improvement has accelerated in the last year.”