One stop in three is late, one train in 24 is cancelled, and the subsidy has nearly tripled to £4.2 billion: 23 train operators ranked on what you pay and what you get
Fares are up 68% since 2010 and the taxpayer now puts in £4.2 billion a year, yet only 66.7% of station stops are on time and April to June 2026 was the worst spring for cancellations on record. We ranked every operator in Britain on punctuality, cancellations, what passengers pay and compensation.