More than one in six TransPennine Express trains cancelled in March

Data from regulator shows TPE was worst-performing rail operator in UK, with almost 1,000 trains cancelled

More than one in six TransPennine Express trains were cancelled in March, according to data from the rail regulator, the worst performance of any rail operator in the UK.

The Office of Rail and Road figures showed that almost 1,000 TPE trains were fully or partly cancelled over its latest reporting period. The figures included trains cancelled the night before – known as p-coding – which were until recently excluded from the reported figures.