South Western Railway paid £8m compensation after third of trains ran late
South Western Railway paid more than £8m last year in compensation to passengers for delayed or cancelled trains.
About a third of the operator's trains did not run on time in 2024-2025, well below its own punctuality target.
The company became the first failing train operator taken over and brought back into public ownership by the government in May 2025.
According to the Department for Transport, the operator spent £8.25m on payouts to rail users under its Delay, Repay scheme.
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