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AN AVERAGE of 57 trains a day are significantly late, nationwide industry figures published today show.
Office of Rail and Road (ORR) data found that 5,250 services were between 30 and 119 minutes late in the period from July to September last year.
However, the true number of delays could be even higher as the figures do not include trains that were two hours or more behind schedule.
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EDDIE DEMPSEY explains why the RMT is calling for urgent action against assaults on staff and passengers on our public transport system
On the eve of the 157th Trades Union Congress, MICK WHELAN, general secretary of Aslef, the train drivers’ union, celebrates victory in his campaign to get dignity for drivers at work