More trains on time as firms beat 90%

Rail punctuality improved last month with all companies exceeding a trains-on-time figure of 90 per cent.

The overall punctuality figure for 4 March to 31 March was 93.4 per cent, which compared with 92.9 per cent in the same period last year, Network Rail said.

The poorest-performing company was East Coast with a March figure of 90.5 per cent.