Musn't grumble: Two thirds of our expensive trains are late but…
If ever a set of figures was needed to sum up the British psyche, the latest numbers concerning our railways may perhaps do it.
Though we pay the most in Europe and more than half the trains in parts of the country are late, we are still the most satisfied of our Continental family.
In a scenario that would doubtless have the French apopleptic, the Germans tutting and the Swiss shaking their watches, British rail operators only get two-thirds of trains to run on time – though Network Rail …
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