On average nearly one in five trains in the UK are running late. Use the chart below to see which train companies are struggling the most to keep to their timetables.

Trains on time March 2002 - March 2003
Train company	Per cent
Long distance
Anglia	77.3
Midland Mainline	73.6
Virgin West Coast	73.5
First Great Western	71.9
Great North Eastern Railway	70.8
Virgin CrossCountry	61.7
Sector average	70.6
London and South East
Chiltern Railways	88.4
First Great Eastern	88.4
c2c	86.3
Silverlink	83.9
Connex South Eastern	80.1
Thames Trains	79.2
West Anglia Great Northern	78.7
South Central	77.2
Thameslink	73.1
South West Trains	72.0
Sector average	79.0
Regional operators
Island Line	96.8
Arriva Trains Merseyside	91.5
Anglia Locals	84.0
Gatwick Express	82.1
ScotRail	82.1
Wessex Trains	81.1
First North Western	80.6
Arriva Trains Northern	80.4
Wales & Border Trains	79.9
Central Trains	70.6
Sector average	80.5
National Level	79.2
Source: SRA