Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 8 September 2026 to question 23441 on Greater Thameslink Railway: Nationalisation, for what reason have train services to Huntingdon seen the “Time to 3” decrease from 85.9% in March 2026 prior to nationalisation to 76.8% in August 2026.

March 2026 was the best-performing rail period on the route for three years and therefore represents an unusually strong comparator. From early January to mid-September 2026, Time to 3 (T-3) at Huntingdon station was 80.4 per cent, an improvement compared with 78.2 per cent over the equivalent period in 2025.

The reduction in Time to 3 between March and August reflects an increase in disruptive incidents, infrastructure failures and reduced rolling-stock availability, while temporary speed restrictions across the network following exceptionally hot and dry weather also contributed to disruption.

Greater Thameslink Railway (GTR) and Network Rail continue to work together to improve the service and reduce disruption for passengers travelling to and from Huntingdon.