The railway on 20th August 2026

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20th August 2026

33,704Trains22,794 carrying passengers
87.6%On timeof those that arrived
2.6 minAverage delayat their last call
297Cancelledplanned ones included
0Part cancelledran for only part of the journey
520Never activatedbooked, and never appeared
11Stopped shortdid not reach the last stop

By operator least punctual first

OperatorTrackedOn time LateCancelledPart cancelledAverage delay
London North Eastern Railway 24 30% 14 4 0 79.6 min
Great Northern 74 60.3% 27 6 0 9.2 min
c2c 65 60.4% 19 17 0 6.3 min
Avanti West Coast 37 63.9% 13 1 0 8.7 min
Southern 366 78% 69 47 0 5.1 min
CrossCountry 34 80% 6 4 0 5.9 min
South Western Railway 348 81.9% 60 17 0 3.6 min
Thameslink 114 82.1% 20 3 0 3.4 min
East Midlands Railway 95 84% 15 1 0 3.9 min
London Overground 317 86% 36 59 0 2 min
Great Western Railway 315 88.1% 37 4 0 1.3 min
TransPennine Express 55 89.1% 6 0 0 1.7 min
Greater Anglia 287 89.5% 25 48 0 1.7 min
Northern 571 90.6% 53 5 0 1.2 min
West Midlands Trains 276 90.8% 23 24 0 1.2 min
Transport for Wales 188 91% 16 10 0 1.1 min
London Underground 51 91.9% 3 14 0 1.1 min
Elizabeth line 143 92.3% 11 0 0 1.5 min
Southeastern 380 92.6% 28 0 0 1.7 min
ScotRail 468 94.4% 25 24 0 1 min
Chiltern Railways 72 95.7% 3 1 0 0.4 min
Merseyrail 114 98.2% 2 3 0 0.4 min
Heathrow Express 38 100% 0 0 0 0.3 min

Punctuality

TrainsRan ArrivedOn time Average delay
Other (5 min) 3,145 3,141 88.9% 1.5 min
Long distance (10 min) 1,063 1,056 83.9% 5.8 min

Stopped short 11

Trains that reported movements and then did not reach the last station they were booked to.

TrainOperator Booked to reach
1F61 SN London Victoria
1F64 Hastings
1F65 SN London Victoria
1F69 SN London Victoria
1J65 CH Stourbridge Junction
1U67 Brighton
1U71 SN Brighton
2C68 NT Seaford
2C70 SN Seaford
2V18 LM Worcester Shrub Hill
2V22 LM Worcester Shrub Hill

Inferred, not reported: TRUST sends no failure event. A train diverted or turned short on purpose looks the same as one that broke down, and neither announces itself. Passenger services only, and only where the train had already started.

Cancellations

KindTrains Share
Attributed 221 74.4%
Planned 67 22.6%
Unexplained 9 3%

Why most common first

ReasonCode Share
Delays not investigated by Network Rail OU 16.4% (92)
Not in the published list PE 13.5% (76)
Late arrival of booked inward stock YI 11.8% (66)
Exclusion commercially agreed and documented between Network Rail and Train Operator PL 8.2% (46)
Train cancelled at FOC request or planned not to run FL 7.1% (40)
Driver TG 5.3% (30)
Uninvestigated Cancellations System Roll-Ups only ZW 3.7% (21)
Overhead line/3rd rail defect I1 3.2% (18)
Fatalities or injuries caused by being hit by train XC 2.9% (16)
Delays incurred on non-Network Rail running lines or networks including London Underground TX 2.7% (15)
Train cancelled or delayed at Train Operator's request TB 2.1% (12)
Rough ride or bumps reported - cause not known or no fault found IT 2% (11)
Track defects other than rail defects IS 1.6% (9)
Track defects other than rail defects IS 1.4% (8)
Fire external to but directly affecting the Network Rail network XL 1.2% (7)
Train-crew rostering problem TI 1.2% (7)
Late arrival of booked inward stock YI 1.2% (7)
WTT Schedule or LTP process including incorrect simplifiers QA 1.2% (7)
Train Describer/Panel/ARS/SSI/TDM/Remote Control failure IF 1.1% (6)
Not in the published list PE 1.1% (6)
Overhead line/3rd rail defect I1 0.7% (4)
Time lost en-route believed to be Operator cause and information required from Operator TO 0.7% (4)
Broken/cracked/twisted/buckled/flawed rail IR 0.7% (4)
Driver TG 0.7% (4)
Other technical failures below the solebar MD 0.5% (3)
Animal Strike or Incursion within the control of Network Rail I8 0.5% (3)
Other Passenger Train Operating Company causes TZ 0.5% (3)
External trees, buildings or structures encroaching or falling onto infrastructure XO 0.4% (2)
Failure to maintain vegetation within network boundaries JP 0.4% (2)
Senior Conductor or Train Manager TH 0.4% (2)
Delays not investigated by Network Rail OU 0.4% (2)
Train cancelled at FOC request or planned not to run FL 0.4% (2)
Train cancelled at FOC request or planned not to run FL 0.4% (2)
Diesel loco failure, defect, attention MC 0.4% (2)
Other technical failures above the Solebar M8 0.4% (2)
Trespass including non-intentional XA 0.4% (2)
Rough ride or bumps reported - cause not known or no fault found IT 0.2% (1)
Brake and brake system faults including wheel flats MN 0.2% (1)
Train crew not available including after rest FE 0.2% (1)
Lost path - regulated for train running less late YA 0.2% (1)

All trains in the network

StateAll Passenger
Planned 27,167 18,201
Arrived 5,456 4,209
Cancelled 561 297
Never activated 520 87