Network Rail misses punctuality target as profits fall

But the railways operator will meet its own 90% target if one-in-200 trains run more quicklyRailways operator Network Rail has narrowly missed its own punctuality target as more than one-in-10 trains arrived late.The owner of Britain’s railway track admitted that “train performance has not been as good as we want”, after it undershot a target that 90% of trains should be on time in the six months to the end of September. Related: Transport suffers deepest cuts after London subs