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    BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 6 Jun 2013

    90.9% of UK passenger trains ran on time in the last year, compared with 91.6% in 2011-12, Network Rail says - via @richardwestcott

    12:05 AM - 6 Jun 2013
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      2. Commuting Rants‏ @CommutingRants 6 Jun 2013
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        “@BBCBreaking: 90.9% of UK passenger trains ran on time in the last year, compared with 91.6% in 2011-12, Network Rail says” That high? Wow

        8 replies 1 retweet 1 like
      3. Swiss‏ @Swiss_uk 6 Jun 2013
        Replying to @CommutingRants

        @CommutingRants @fgwkmc @BBCBreaking My personal experience of trains I use daily would be at 45% ran on time!

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      4. GWR Kicked My Cat!‏ @teamhipflask 6 Jun 2013
        Replying to @Swiss_uk

        @Swiss_uk @CommutingRants @BBCBreaking and I've the graphs to prove that customer rush hour complaints are indeed correct, for FGW at least

        1 reply 1 retweet 1 like
      5. Commuting Rants‏ @CommutingRants 6 Jun 2013
        Replying to @teamhipflask

        @fgwkmc @Swiss_uk Oh I know the figures are completely misleading. I find it funny performance is still down despite the averaging out!

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      1. trainwhine‏ @thetrainwhine 6 Jun 2013
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        “@BBCBreaking: 90.9% of trains ran on time in the last year, compared with 91.6% in 2011-12, Network Rail says" Yet we pay more each year?

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      2. Soosie Wales‏ @SoosieWales 6 Jun 2013
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        @BBCBreaking @BBCNews @richardwestcott that's within 5 minutes of scheduled time. Tell employer you're on time if 5mins late

        1 reply 1 retweet 1 like
      3. Richard Westcott‏ @BBCwestcott 6 Jun 2013
        Replying to @SoosieWales

        @soosieboo @BBCBreaking @BBCNews yes I should try filing a report 5 mins late..

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      1. Erin Page.‏ @erinpage89 6 Jun 2013
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        “@BBCBreaking: 90.9% of UK passenger trains ran on time in the last year".... Bollocks ...I must always be on that 10% then!

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      1. Simon‏ @sloxham 6 Jun 2013
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        “@BBCBreaking: 90.9% of UK passenger trains ran on time in the last year, compared with 91.6% in 2011-12, Network Rail says" meh

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      2. Simon Hancock‏ @TriplesevenUK 6 Jun 2013
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        @BBCBreaking @richardwestcott I can hardly contain myself with the excitement of this breaking news story.

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      2. Fergus Dullaghan‏ @fergusrua 6 Jun 2013
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        @BBCBreaking @richardwestcott Or...10% of British trains were late in the last year...

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      3. Richard Westcott‏ @BBCwestcott 6 Jun 2013
        Replying to @fergusrua

        @fergusrua @BBCBreaking yes 30% if you count within 1 min

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      4. Fergus Dullaghan‏ @fergusrua 6 Jun 2013
        Replying to @BBCwestcott

        @richardwestcott @BBCBreaking Wow. Just back from JPN delays are rare there. wonder what the stats are.

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      2. London Midland‏Verified account @LondonMidland 6 Jun 2013
        Replying to @KB_ONeill

        @KB_ONeill @BBCBreaking @WillMatty You can see our breakdown by monthly periods here http://www.londonmidland.com/about-us/performance/ …

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      4. London Midland‏Verified account @LondonMidland 6 Jun 2013
        Replying to @willmatthews09

        @WillMatty @KB_ONeill @BBCBreaking You could write to us with your calculations, I am sure the relevant team would take a look.

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      6. London Midland‏Verified account @LondonMidland 6 Jun 2013
        Replying to @willmatthews09

        @WillMatty @KB_ONeill @BBCBreaking I don't believe stats are available for each line we operate unfortunately.

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