West Midlands Railway
Between 6 Aug 2026 to 7 Nov 2026, West Midlands Railway ran 115,997 recorded services and finished the period on 87% of its measured arrivals within five minutes, within a couple of points of the network as a whole.
Over 94 archived days that is 1,234 services a day, 5.0% of the national timetable. Of 91,270 recorded arrivals, 79,006 were within five minutes and 442 were more than half an hour down.
Its week is strongly peaked: 1,404 services on Wednesday, 28 October 2026 against 648 on Sunday, 25 October 2026, a swing of 2.2 times.
The average delay at destination was 1.9 minutes. The worst single arrival recorded was 3h 11m behind schedule, Birmingham New Street to London Euston on Saturday, 31 October 2026.
Between Friday, 23 October 2026 at 79% and Monday, 19 October 2026 at 95% there are 16 points.
3,168 services were cancelled, 2.7% of everything booked — close to the 2.3% the network cancelled over the same dates. The worst single day was Friday, 21 August 2026, at 13% of that day's timetable.
Counting those cancellations as failures, the way the industry's own measure does, takes the on-time share from 87% of recorded arrivals to 84% of everything booked whose outcome is known — 2.9 points.
West Midlands Railway in numbers
| Archived days covered | 94 | 6 Aug 2026 to 7 Nov 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Passenger trains recorded | 115,997 | |
| Share of the national timetable | 5.0% | of 2,333,642 over the same dates |
| Cancelled | 3,168 | 2.7% · network 2.3% |
| Arrival time recorded | 91,270 | 80.9% of those that ran |
| …arrived within 5 minutes | 79,006 | 86.6% |
| …arrived 5 to 30 minutes late | 11,822 | 13.0% |
| …arrived more than 30 minutes late | 442 | 0.5% |
| Average delay at destination | 1.9 min | |
| On time, counting cancellations | 83.7% | of the 94,438 booked services whose outcome is known · network 84% |
| Network, same dates | 87% | on time, against this operator's 87% |
Every percentage among the bands is of the 91,270 services whose arrival reached the archive, not of all 115,997, and the bands are exclusive. 21,559 ran without an arrival being recorded, and nothing is claimed about those. The row counting cancellations is those same 79,006 on-time arrivals over a denominator that also holds the 3,168 trains that did not run at all. Delay is judged at the destination, a stricter test than the industry's own measure and not comparable with it. The on-time share and the average delay answer different questions.
Day by day
94 archived days, 6 Aug 2026 to 7 Nov 2026, widest bar the busiest, filled to the share that arrived within five minutes. The same days across every operator.
| Date | Runs | Cancelled | Arrivals | Recorded | On time | Incl. cancelled | Avg delay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 7 November 2026 | 1,170 | 2% | 917 | 80% | 88% | 85% | 1.6 min |
| Friday, 6 November 2026 | 1,323 | 1% | 1,277 | 97% | 86% | 85% | 2.4 min |
| Thursday, 5 November 2026 | 1,329 | 2% | 1,251 | 96% | 91% | 88% | 1.3 min |
| Wednesday, 4 November 2026 | 1,331 | 2% | 1,275 | 98% | 81% | 79% | 3.1 min |
| Tuesday, 3 November 2026 | 1,335 | 2% | 1,256 | 96% | 79% | 77% | 3.5 min |
| Monday, 2 November 2026 | 1,331 | 2% | 1,287 | 98% | 85% | 83% | 2.2 min |
| Sunday, 1 November 2026 | 794 | 3% | 629 | 82% | 87% | 84% | 1.6 min |
| Saturday, 31 October 2026 | 1,272 | 6% | 1,111 | 93% | 86% | 80% | 2.4 min |
| Friday, 30 October 2026 | 1,401 | 1% | 1,286 | 93% | 84% | 82% | 2.3 min |
| Thursday, 29 October 2026 | 1,401 | 1% | 1,231 | 89% | 89% | 88% | 1.4 min |
| Wednesday, 28 October 2026 | 1,404 | 1% | 1,266 | 91% | 86% | 85% | 1.9 min |
| Tuesday, 27 October 2026 | 1,402 | 1% | 1,260 | 91% | 86% | 85% | 2.5 min |
| Monday, 26 October 2026 | 1,387 | 1% | 1,250 | 91% | 80% | 79% | 3.6 min |
| Sunday, 25 October 2026 | 648 | 3% | 613 | 97% | 80% | 78% | 3 min |
| Saturday, 24 October 2026 | 1,270 | 2% | 1,182 | 95% | 80% | 79% | 3 min |
| Friday, 23 October 2026 | 1,334 | 1% | 1,236 | 93% | 79% | 78% | 3.9 min |
| Thursday, 22 October 2026 | 1,341 | 2% | 989 | 75% | 85% | 83% | 2 min |
| Wednesday, 21 October 2026 | 1,270 | 1% | 1,187 | 94% | 87% | 86% | 2 min |
| Tuesday, 20 October 2026 | 1,286 | 1% | 1,245 | 98% | 91% | 90% | 1.5 min |
| Monday, 19 October 2026 | 1,324 | 1% | 1,291 | 98% | 95% | 94% | 0.7 min |
| Sunday, 18 October 2026 | 695 | 2% | 612 | 90% | 92% | 89% | 1 min |
| Saturday, 17 October 2026 | 1,297 | 2% | 855 | 67% | 86% | 83% | 1.8 min |
| Friday, 16 October 2026 | 1,322 | 3% | 1,211 | 94% | 85% | 83% | 2.1 min |
| Thursday, 15 October 2026 | 1,321 | 2% | 1,040 | 81% | 87% | 85% | 1.3 min |
| Wednesday, 14 October 2026 | 1,339 | 1% | 1,006 | 76% | 84% | 82% | 2 min |
| Tuesday, 13 October 2026 | 1,320 | 1% | 1,264 | 97% | 85% | 84% | 2 min |
| Monday, 12 October 2026 | 1,333 | 2% | 1,287 | 98% | 87% | 85% | 1.6 min |
| Sunday, 11 October 2026 | 723 | 2% | 596 | 84% | 90% | 88% | 1.2 min |
| Saturday, 10 October 2026 | 1,344 | 1% | 1,068 | 81% | 85% | 84% | 1.7 min |
| Friday, 9 October 2026 | 1,298 | 0% | 1,268 | 98% | 86% | 86% | 1.8 min |
| Thursday, 8 October 2026 | 1,333 | 2% | 1,255 | 96% | 85% | 83% | 2.3 min |
| Wednesday, 7 October 2026 | 1,301 | 1% | 1,257 | 98% | 88% | 87% | 1.5 min |
| Tuesday, 6 October 2026 | 1,339 | 1% | 1,300 | 98% | 91% | 90% | 1.1 min |
| Monday, 5 October 2026 | 1,328 | 1% | 1,174 | 90% | 90% | 88% | 1.4 min |
| Sunday, 4 October 2026 | 675 | 3% | 547 | 84% | 88% | 85% | 1.3 min |
| Saturday, 3 October 2026 | 1,266 | 2% | 900 | 72% | 88% | 86% | 1.4 min |
| Friday, 2 October 2026 | 1,334 | 1% | 1,291 | 98% | 93% | 91% | 1.5 min |
| Thursday, 1 October 2026 | 1,341 | 1% | 1,289 | 97% | 93% | 92% | 0.7 min |
| Wednesday, 30 September 2026 | 1,344 | 1% | 1,308 | 98% | 90% | 89% | 1.5 min |
| Tuesday, 29 September 2026 | 1,345 | 0% | 1,302 | 97% | 90% | 90% | 2.3 min |
| Monday, 28 September 2026 | 1,332 | 1% | 1,308 | 99% | 89% | 88% | 1.3 min |
| Sunday, 27 September 2026 | 706 | 2% | 533 | 77% | 88% | 85% | 1.7 min |
| Saturday, 26 September 2026 | 1,267 | 2% | 1,182 | 95% | 88% | 86% | 1.7 min |
| Friday, 25 September 2026 | 1,334 | 1% | 1,308 | 99% | 91% | 90% | 1.1 min |
| Thursday, 24 September 2026 | 1,340 | 0% | 1,224 | 92% | 91% | 91% | 1 min |
| Wednesday, 23 September 2026 | 1,342 | 2% | 1,039 | 79% | 85% | 82% | 1.8 min |
| Tuesday, 22 September 2026 | 1,322 | 2% | 1,267 | 98% | 91% | 89% | 1.2 min |
| Monday, 21 September 2026 | 1,316 | 4% | 1,236 | 98% | 82% | 79% | 3 min |
| Sunday, 20 September 2026 | 798 | 1% | 591 | 75% | 88% | 87% | 1.5 min |
| Saturday, 19 September 2026 | 1,201 | 4% | 894 | 78% | 79% | 75% | 2.8 min |
| Friday, 18 September 2026 | 1,330 | 1% | 1,264 | 96% | 90% | 90% | 1.3 min |
| Thursday, 17 September 2026 | 1,329 | 1% | 751 | 57% | 84% | 82% | 2.1 min |
| Wednesday, 16 September 2026 | 1,336 | 2% | 979 | 75% | 81% | 79% | 2.4 min |
| Tuesday, 15 September 2026 | 1,295 | 4% | 970 | 78% | 82% | 77% | 2.4 min |
| Monday, 14 September 2026 | 1,258 | 2% | 994 | 81% | 86% | 83% | 1.7 min |
| Sunday, 13 September 2026 | 652 | 5% | 470 | 76% | 80% | 75% | 2.8 min |
| Saturday, 12 September 2026 | 1,238 | 5% | 817 | 69% | 88% | 82% | 1.5 min |
| Friday, 11 September 2026 | 1,299 | 3% | 1,180 | 93% | 88% | 85% | 1.3 min |
| Thursday, 10 September 2026 | 1,289 | 3% | 996 | 80% | 85% | 82% | 2 min |
| Wednesday, 9 September 2026 | 1,344 | 2% | 1,170 | 88% | 87% | 86% | 1.7 min |
| Tuesday, 8 September 2026 | 1,296 | 2% | 1,220 | 96% | 88% | 86% | 1.4 min |
| Monday, 7 September 2026 | 1,283 | 1% | 1,049 | 83% | 88% | 87% | 1.4 min |
| Sunday, 6 September 2026 | 740 | 1% | 525 | 72% | 89% | 88% | 1.3 min |
| Saturday, 5 September 2026 | 1,265 | 2% | 1,199 | 97% | 88% | 86% | 1.7 min |
| Friday, 4 September 2026 | 1,324 | 1% | 1,287 | 99% | 90% | 89% | 1.2 min |
| Thursday, 3 September 2026 | 1,330 | 2% | 976 | 75% | 84% | 82% | 2.2 min |
| Wednesday, 2 September 2026 | 1,317 | 1% | 1,014 | 78% | 86% | 84% | 1.7 min |
| Tuesday, 1 September 2026 | 1,346 | 1% | 1,264 | 95% | 86% | 84% | 1.8 min |
| Monday, 31 August 2026 | 1,333 | 1% | 1,171 | 88% | 92% | 91% | 0.8 min |
| Sunday, 30 August 2026 | 672 | 0% | 620 | 93% | 92% | 92% | 0.8 min |
| Saturday, 29 August 2026 | 1,267 | 1% | 1,213 | 97% | 89% | 88% | 1.3 min |
| Friday, 28 August 2026 | 1,334 | 2% | 1,294 | 99% | 85% | 83% | 1.9 min |
| Thursday, 27 August 2026 | 1,333 | 3% | 1,240 | 96% | 83% | 81% | 3.1 min |
| Wednesday, 26 August 2026 | 1,344 | 2% | 1,267 | 96% | 86% | 84% | 2 min |
| Tuesday, 25 August 2026 | 1,338 | 2% | 1,253 | 96% | 86% | 84% | 2 min |
| Monday, 24 August 2026 | 1,339 | 3% | 1,123 | 87% | 87% | 83% | 1.9 min |
| Sunday, 23 August 2026 | 681 | 2% | 579 | 87% | 88% | 85% | 1.5 min |
| Saturday, 22 August 2026 | 1,365 | 4% | 877 | 67% | 86% | 81% | 1.9 min |
| Friday, 21 August 2026 | 1,398 | 13% | 1,019 | 84% | 80% | 68% | 3.4 min |
| Thursday, 20 August 2026 | 1,309 | 11% | 903 | 77% | 86% | 75% | 1.7 min |
| Wednesday, 19 August 2026 | 1,361 | 11% | 1,053 | 87% | 90% | 79% | 1.4 min |
| Tuesday, 18 August 2026 | 1,343 | 7% | 923 | 74% | 89% | 80% | 1.4 min |
| Monday, 17 August 2026 | 1,345 | 6% | 904 | 71% | 82% | 76% | 2.2 min |
| Sunday, 16 August 2026 | 663 | 7% | 427 | 70% | 78% | 70% | 3.5 min |
| Saturday, 15 August 2026 | 1,244 | 11% | 619 | 56% | 80% | 66% | 2.4 min |
| Friday, 14 August 2026 | 1,360 | 12% | 144 | 12% | 85% | 41% | 3 min |
| Thursday, 13 August 2026 | 1,328 | 11% | 24 | 2% | 50% | 7% | 7.7 min |
| Wednesday, 12 August 2026 | 1,334 | 3% | 4 | 0% | 100% | 8% | 2 min early |
| Tuesday, 11 August 2026 | 1,278 | 10% | 150 | 13% | 91% | 50% | 0.6 min |
| Monday, 10 August 2026 | 1,277 | 4% | 189 | 15% | 84% | 65% | 2 min |
| Sunday, 9 August 2026 | 650 | 0% | 64 | 10% | 86% | 85% | 2.3 min |
| Saturday, 8 August 2026 | 1,267 | 3% | 592 | 48% | 88% | 83% | 2.2 min |
| Friday, 7 August 2026 | 1,327 | 0% | 37 | 3% | 89% | 89% | 0.7 min |
| Thursday, 6 August 2026 | 1,327 | 0% | 5 | 0% | 100% | 83% | 1.4 min early |
In the daily longest-delay league
West Midlands Railway appears 21 times across 94 archived days, on 8 separate dates in the ten shown. These are appearances in the daily league, not this operator's own worst delays.
| Date | Service | Late by |
|---|---|---|
| 31 Oct 2026 | Birmingham New Street to London Euston 15:06 · 1Y42 | 3h 11m |
| 29 Oct 2026 | Tring to London Euston 20:45 · 2T72 | 3h 03m |
| 31 Oct 2026 | Birmingham New Street to London Euston 14:36 · 1Y40 | 2h 51m |
| 3 Nov 2026 | Liverpool Lime Street to Birmingham New Street 11:12 · 1G50 | 2h 12m |
| 27 Oct 2026 | Shrewsbury to Birmingham New Street 21:05 · 2G32 | 2h 04m |
| 28 Oct 2026 | Bromsgrove to Lichfield Trent Valley 11:29 · 2P27 | 1h 49m |
| 10 Sept 2026 | Tring to London Euston 16:15 · 2T48 | 1h 43m |
| 29 Sept 2026 | Birmingham International to Rugeley Trent Valley 19:51 · 2H79 | 1h 39m |
| 4 Nov 2026 | Redditch to Four Oaks 19:31 · 2U60 | 1h 36m |
| 3 Nov 2026 | Birmingham New Street to Shrewsbury 20:52 · 1J68 | 1h 34m |
Recorded live from the Darwin and TRUST feeds on each of the 94 days above,
and aggregated here. LM is this operator's ATOC code. How these figures are measured · All operators · Sources and licences