HC Deb 21 January 1997 vol 288 cc559-60W
Mr. Jim Cunningham

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many trains travelling along the west coast line to London Euston from Coventry were diverted via Northampton, for the last three months that figures are available; and if he will express the figures as a percentage of the total number of trains running on the service. [11010]

Mr. Watts

This is a matter for the train operators concerned and the information is not available in the exact form requested. In the period 13 October 1996 to 24 December 1996 inclusive, of 2,004 InterCity West Coast London and West Midlands services run to London Euston on Mondays to Saturdays, 42.2 per cent.—were diverted via Northampton.

Mr. Cunningham

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many trains travelling along the west coast line to(a) London Euston, (b) Birmingham and (c) Coventry (i) failed to arrive at the time advertised in the timetable and (ii) were delayed by more than 15 minutes, in the last three months for which figures are available; and if he will express the figures as a percentage of the total number of trains running on the service. [11009]

Mr. Watts

This is a matter for the train operators concerned. Most of the data requested for InterCity West Coast's train services are given in the table, except where it is not available in that form.

Reliability and punctuality for InterCity West Coast train services (London and the West Midlands) 13 October-24 December 1996 inclusive
Euston Services to Birmingham Coventry
Number of trains run 2,004 2,014 2,058
Number (percentage) of trains run which arrived at time advertised 1,224 (61) 1,123 (56) 831 (40)
Number (percentage) of trains run which arrived within one to 10 minutes of time advertised 443 (22) 490 (24) 809 (39)
Number (percentage) of trains run which arrived more than 10 minutes after time advertised1 337 (17) 401 (20) 418 (20)

All data given relate to Monday to Saturday services; data for Sunday services are not readily available.

All percentages are rounded to nearest whole point.

1 Data are not readily available on services arriving more than 15 minutes after the time advertised.