In the last performance article on the Tyne and Wear Metro we mentioned how low performance had fallen \u2013 but if that was low then what does that make the latest set of figures with a further 2% decrease seeing the number of trains considered as on time recorded below 70% for the first time in a long while.<\/p>\n
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The four weeks under review in these stats are between 14th<\/sup> November and 11th<\/sup> December 2021 \u2013 and this period included Storm Arwen and the major damage caused to the Metro network which was described by Nexus officials as the worst they had seen in the 40+ years of it having operated. As a result there has been a decrease in trains on time (three minutes late or 30 seconds early) to 69% from the 71% experienced in the previous four weeks. In comparison to the same four weeks in 2020 the fall was even greater as that was at 81%.<\/p>\n With no major storms (well, at least so far!) in the next four weeks hopefully next time out we will be able to report on a major increase!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In the last performance article on the Tyne and Wear Metro we mentioned how low performance had fallen \u2013 but if that was low then what does that make the latest set of figures with a further 2% decrease seeing … Continue reading