联合王国取消的火车在2021年创历史新高,超过360,000次服务受到影响。 UK train cancellations hit a record high in 2021, with over 360,000 services affected.

联合王国取消的火车数量创历史新高,截至2021年11月,全年或部分取消的服务超过360 000次,占计划730万列火车的4.0%。 Train cancellations in the UK have hit a record high, with over 360,000 services either fully or partially cancelled in the year to November 2021, marking 4.0% of the 7.3 million planned trains. 这是自2015年3月以来联合最糟糕的可靠性表现。 This is the joint worst reliability performance since March 2015. 造成这种情况的原因是人员配备问题、网络铁路基础设施资金不足以及由于这一流行病而增加病假。 The situation is attributed to staffing issues, underfunding of Network Rail infrastructure, and increased sickness absences due to the pandemic. 宣传者呼吁对劳动力和基础设施进行投资,以提高可靠性。 Campaigners are calling for investment in both workforce and infrastructure to improve reliability.