International & UK Railway News Saturday 24th August 2013

Network Rail

National train performance for period 5 is 91.3%

Punctuality on the railways reached 91.3% during Period 5, according to monthly performance data released today by Network Rail.

The data for Britain's train services covers the period from 21 July 2013 - 17 August 2013. This compares to 92.0% for the same period last year. The moving annual average is now at 90.8%.

Franchise	Punctuality % Period 5, 2013/14	Punctuality % Period 5, 2012/13	Moving annual average (MAA)
Arriva Trains Wales	93.8	86.1	93.9
c2c Rail	97.5	97.4	97.3
Chiltern	93.9	93.9	95.4
Crosscountry	88.9	88.1	87.4
East Coast	85.7	89.1	83.6
East Midlands Trains	88.2	93.3	92.1
First Capital Connect	90.0	91.1	88.3
First Great Western	88.6	87.4	89.0
First Scotrail	90.9	94.7	92.1
First Transpennine Express	87.5	93.5	91.3
Greater Anglia	91.1	91.9	92.5
London Midland	86.9	89.7	85.0
London Overground	96.3	97.1	96.7
Merseyrail	96.8	96.7	95.4
Northern Rail	90.8	91.5	90.6
Southeastern	92.8	94.0	91.2
Southern	90.7	90.3	88.0
South West Trains	93.3	92.9	91.6
Virgin Trains	86.2	88.9	83.1
National Performance	91.3	92.0	90.8

Notes:

• Delays attributable to Network Rail (this includes external factors such as fatalities which made up around a quarter of these delays) accounted for 69% of delays to East Coast services during the period

• For East Coast the biggest incidents were a train failure near Grantham, a fatality at Biggleswade, a train striking a cow near Doncaster and lightning strikes impacting signalling equipment at Reston in Scotland
• Nationally around 60% of delays to train services are attributed to Network Rail. As well as infrastructure faults, these also include external factors such as weather, trespass and vandalism, cable theft etc, which make-up about 20% of all delays and therefore around a third of the delays attributed to Network Rail
• Arrived on time - the measure of train punctuality also known as PPM (public performance measure) means trains arriving at their destinations within five minutes for commuter services and within 10 minutes for long distance services.
• This measure of punctuality is commonly used throughout Europe
• National train punctuality is measured for all trains across the whole network, including cancelled services and delays caused by external factors (such as vandalism, extreme weather, suicides etc).
• Punctuality did not start to be recorded in this vigorous and thorough way until 1997. Before then Railtrack, and BR before, did not measure all services and also excluded external factors and other items from their numbers
• These figures represent provisional data for the period and individual operators' performance data may vary slightly from the full period performance report that
• Network Rail publishes on its website every month
• Network Rail and the train operators run more trains across Great Britain than are run in most European countries - almost 20% more than in France and 60% more than in Italy.
• Great Britain's 24,000 trains per-day is also more than Spain, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Portugal and Norway combined

Emergency works to secure North Cotswold line begins

Network Rail has started work to stabilise a large cutting adjacent to Chipping Camden railway tunnel and is calling for support from local authorities for this emergency work.

The land, which is privately owned and measures around 14,000msq, has moved by nearly a metre in the last eight weeks and has created a scar in the cutting five metres high, posing a risk to the safe operation of the railway. To temporarily mitigate the risk, all the lineside equipment has been diverted and a stringent monitoring regime put in place.

Mike Gallop, route asset management director, Network Rail Western, said: “We need to stabilise the cutting immediately to protect the railway in the long-term, otherwise we could risk the line being shut from a potential land slip. This could disrupt the journeys of thousands of passengers and cost the industry money that could otherwise be spent to help grow the railway.

“Although the emergency work is in advance of receiving formal planning permission, we have been working very closely with all the relevant stakeholders. The feedback and support we have received from Cotswold District Council, Environment Agency, Natural England, Cotswold Conservation Board and the Forestry Commission have been useful and vital to our plans. We hope to achieve similar support from the wider community so that we can carry out this work swiftly.”

Approximately 80,000t of earth will be removed from the cutting to create a safe gradient that will prevent the land from moving, thus stabilising the cutting for the long-term. As part of this work, all the trees on the affected land will be removed but Network Rail plans to work closely with the landowner, Harrowby Estates, and the local authorities to replant the land with native tree species that are in keeping with the appearance of this Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

A full ecological survey has also been carried out with the aim to avoid endangering protected species whilst work is being carried out.

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Monday 26th August 2013

Harrogate And The Pirates Of Penzance (UK Railtours)

• DBC tbc Finsbury park (pu) - Potters Bar (pu) - Stevenage (pu) - Peterborough - Grantham - Doncaster - York - Knaresborough - Harrogate (break/rev) & return

The Jacobite (West Coast Railway Company)

• To be confirmed Fort William - Glenfinnan (break) - Arisaig - Mallaig (break/rev) & return

The Jacobite: Afternoon Train (West Coast Railway Company)

• To be confirmed Fort William - Glenfinnan (break) - Arisaig - Mallaig (break/rev) & return

The Scarborough Spa Express (West Coast Railway Company)

• WCRC steam pool York (pu) - Normanton (pu) - Wakefield Kirkgate (pu) - Wakefield Westgate (pu) - Woodlesford (pu) - Castleford (pu) - York (pu) - Scarborough
• WCRC Steam tbc Scarborough (pu) - York (sd) - Normanton (sd) - Wakefield Kirkgate (sd) - Wakefield Westgate (sd) - Woodlesford (sd) - Castleford (sd) - York

Tuesday 27th August 2013

The Jacobite (West Coast Railway Company)

• To be confirmed Fort William - Glenfinnan (break) - Arisaig - Mallaig (break/rev) & return

The Jacobite: Afternoon Train (West Coast Railway Company)

• To be confirmed Fort William - Glenfinnan (break) - Arisaig - Mallaig (break/rev) & return

The Scarborough Spa Express (West Coast Railway Company)

• WCRC steam pool York (pu) - Normanton (pu) - Wakefield Kirkgate (pu) - Wakefield Westgate (pu) - Woodlesford (pu) - Castleford (pu) - York (pu) - Scarborough
• WCRC Steam tbc Scarborough (pu) - York (sd) - Normanton (sd) - Wakefield Kirkgate (sd) - Wakefield Westgate (sd) - Woodlesford (sd) - Castleford (sd) - York

Wednesday 28th August 2013

The Canterbury Tales Explorer (Compass Tours)

• WCRC Class 47 (Pair) Dumfries (pu) - Annan (pu) - Gretna green (pu) - Carlisle (pu) - Penrith (pu) - Oxenholme (pu) - Lancaster (pu) - Preston (pu) - Wigan North Western (pu) Warrington Bank Quay (pu) - Watford Junction - Kensington Olympia (sd) - Canterbury (sd) - Dover (break/rev) & return

The Dorset Coast Express (Railway Touring Company)

• 34067 or 34046 London Victoria (pu) - Barnes - Staines (pu) - Woking (pu) - Basingstoke (pu) - Eastleigh - Southamptonb Central - Bournemouth (sd) - Poole - Wareham - Dorchester South - Weymouth
• To be confirmed Weymouth - Dorchester South - (steam banker from Weymouth to Dorchester South)
• 34067 or 34046 Dorchester South - Wareham - Poole Bournemouth (pu) - Southampton Central - Eastleigh - Basingstoke (sd) - Woking (sd) - Staines (sd) - Barnes - London Waterloo

The Fellsman (Statesman Rail)

• 46115 or 45699 or 44932 Lancaster (pu) - Preston (pu) - Blackburn (pu) - Clitheroe (pu) - Long Preston (pu) - S&C - Carlisle (break/rev) & return

The Jacobite (West Coast Railway Company)

• To be confirmed Fort William - Glenfinnan (break) - Arisaig - Mallaig (break/rev) & return

The Jacobite: Afternoon Train (West Coast Railway Company)

• To be confirmed Fort William - Glenfinnan (break) - Arisaig - Mallaig (break/rev) & return

The Scarborough Spa Express (West Coast Railway Company)

• WCRC steam pool York (pu) - Normanton (pu) - Wakefield Kirkgate (pu) - Wakefield Westgate (pu) - Woodlesford (pu) - Castleford (pu) - York (pu) - Scarborough
• WCRC Steam tbc Scarborough (pu) - York (sd) - Normanton (sd) - Wakefield Kirkgate (sd) - Wakefield Westgate (sd) - Woodlesford (sd) - Castleford (sd) - York

Thursday 29th August 2013

The Jacobite (West Coast Railway Company)

• To be confirmed Fort William - Glenfinnan (break) - Arisaig - Mallaig (break/rev) & return

The Jacobite: Afternoon Train (West Coast Railway Company)

• To be confirmed Fort William - Glenfinnan (break) - Arisaig - Mallaig (break/rev) & return

The Scarborough Spa Express (West Coast Railway Company)

• WCRC steam pool York (pu) - Normanton (pu) - Wakefield Kirkgate (pu) - Wakefield Westgate (pu) - Woodlesford (pu) - Castleford (pu) - York (pu) - Scarborough
• WCRC Steam tbc Scarborough (pu) - York (sd) - Normanton (sd) - Wakefield Kirkgate (sd) - Wakefield Westgate (sd) - Woodlesford (sd) - Castleford (sd) - York

Friday 30th August 2013

The Torbay Flyer (Pathfinder Tours)

• DRS Class 20 (Pair) Crewe (pu) - Whitchurch (pu) - Shrewsbury (pu) - Craven Arms (pu) - Ludlow (pu) - Leominster (pu) - Hereford (pu) - Abergavenny (pu) - Cwmbran (pu) - Bristol Temple Meads (pu) - Taunton - Exeter St. Davids - Newton Abbot - Torquay - Paignton - Kingswear (break/rev) & return

The Tyne-Tees Streak (re-dated From Xx July) (Pathfinder Tours)

• DBS Class 67 Bristol Temple Meads (pu) - Bristol Parkway (pu) - Cam & Dursley (pu) - Barnt Green (pu) - Derby (pu) - York (pu) -
• 4464 (60019) York - Newcastle Central (break/rev) - Newcastle Central - York
• DBS Class 67 York - Derby (sd) - Barnt Green (sd) - Cam & Dursley (sd) - Bristol parkway (sd) - Bristol Temple Meads

The Scarborough Flyer (Railway Touring Company)

• 60009 Crewe (pu) - Wilmslow (pu) - Stockport (pu) - Denton - Rochdale (pu) - Hebden Bridge - Brighouse (pu) - Wakefield Kirkgate (pu) - York (sd) - Scarborough (break/rev) & return

The Jacobite (West Coast Railway Company)

• To be confirmed Fort William - Glenfinnan (break) - Arisaig - Mallaig (break/rev) & return

The Jacobite: Afternoon Train (West Coast Railway Company)

• To be confirmed Fort William - Glenfinnan (break) - Arisaig - Mallaig (break/rev) & return

Saturday 31st August 2013

The Forth & Tay Highlander (Compass Tours)

• WCRC Class 47 (Pair) Ayr (pu) - Prestwick Town (pu) - Troon (pu) - Irvine (pu) - Kilwinning (pu) - Paisley Gilmour Street (pu) - Coatbridge central (pu) - Cumbernauld (pu) - Dalmeny - Forth Bridge - Kirkcaldy - Cupar - Leuchars - Tay Bridge - Dundee - Montrose - Aberdeen - Elgin - Inverness
• WCRC Class 47 (Pair) Inverness - Aviemore - Pitlochry - Perth - Stirling - Falkirk - Cumbernauld (sd) - Coatbridge Central (sd) - Paisley Gilmour Street (sd) - Kilwinning (sd) - Irvine (sd) - Troon (sd) - Prestwick Town (sd) - Ayr

The Cumbrian Mountain Express (Railway Touring Company)

• 46233 Crewe (pu) - Wilmslow (pu) - Stockport (pu) - Manchester Victoria (pu) - Bolton (pu) - Blackburn (pu) - Hellifield - S&C - Carllisle (break/rev) - Carlisle - Penrith - Shap - Preston (sd) - Bolton (sd) - Manchester Victoria (sd) - Stockport (sd) - Wilmslow (sd) - Crewe

(Retro Railtours)

• DRS Class 37/0 Crewe (pu) - Stockport (pu) - Reddish South (pu) - Stalybridge (pu) - Huddersfield (pu) - Wakefield Kirkgate (pu) - Norwich (sd) - Great Yarmouth (break/rev) & return

The Capital Streak (re-dated From 27 July) (To Be Confirmed)

• DBS Class 90 London Kings cross (pu) - Potters Bar (pu) - Peterborough - Grantham - Doncaster - York
• 4464 (60019) York (pu) - Doncaster - Grantham - Peterborough - Potters Bar (sd) - London Kings Cross

The Jacobite (West Coast Railway Company)

• To be confirmed Fort William - Glenfinnan (break) - Arisaig - Mallaig (break/rev) & return

Sunday 1st September 2013

The Waverley (Railway Touring Company)

• 44932 and 46115 and 45699 York (pu) - Leeds (pu) - Shipley (pu) - Keighley (pu) - Skipton (pu) - Hellifield - S&C - Appleby (sd) - Carlisle (break/rev) & return

The Royal Duchy (Railway Touring Company)

• 5029 or 34046 or 70013 Bristol Temple Meads (pu) - Yatton (pu) - Taunton (pu) - Exeter St. Davids (pu) - Plymouth (pu) - Liskeard (sd) - Bodmin Parkway - Par (break/rev) & return

The Torbay Express (Torbay Express Ltd)

• 5029 Bristol Temple Meads (pu) - Weston-Super-Mare (pu) - Taunton (pu) - Exeter St. Davids - Newton Abbot - Paignton (sd) - Kingswear (break/rev) & return

The Shakespeare Express (Morning Train) (Vintage Trains)

• 4965 or 5043 Birmingham Snow Hill (pu) - Birminngham Moor Street (pu) - Tyseley (pu) - Shirley - Henley in Arden (pu) - Stratford upon Avon (break/rev) - Stratford upon Avon - Claverdon - Hatton North Junction - Dorridge - Solihull - Tyseley (sd) - Birmingham Moor Street (sd) Birmingham Snow Hill

The Shakespeare Express (Afternoon Train) (Vintage Trains)

• 4965 or 5043 Birmingham Snow Hill (pu) - Birminngham Moor Street (pu) - Tyseley (pu) - Shirley - Henley in Arden (sd) - Stratford upon Avon (break/rev) - Stratford upon Avon - Claverdon - Hatton North Junction - Dorridge - Solihull - Tyseley (sd) - Birmingham Moor Street (sd) Birmingham Snow Hill

The Jacobite (West Coast Railway Company)

• To be confirmed Fort William - Glenfinnan (break) - Arisaig - Mallaig (break/rev) & return

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