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Performance Delivery Reporting

East Coast: how are we doing? Period 13 (3 March 2013 to 31 March 2013)

The purpose of this notice is to give you an update of how we are performing against some of our key measures:

Train punctuality:

This is measured by 'Public Performance Measure' (PPM). This shows the % of planned train services that were less than 10 minutes late at destination.

This Period’s PPMTarget PPM
for this period
Last period’s PPM Moving annual
average PPM
82.9% 99.3% 76.6% 83.9%


Train reliability:

This shows the % of train services that were cancelled.

CancellationsTarget for this periodMoving annual average
(per period)
3.5% 3.1% 3.2%


Customer Service Delivery:

This is measured by a team of auditors. They measure standards of service delivered by our staff on trains and at our stations ('people'), the standards by which we maintain our trains ('train presentation') and stations ('station presentation').

AreaThis period's scorePrevious periodTarget per period
Train presentation 95% 95% 80%
Station presentation 96% 95% 90%
People 98% 98% 90%


Customer satisfaction:

This is measured by the National Passenger Survey (NPS). This survey covers all train operating companies (TOCs) in the UK, and is published twice a year. The latest results are taken from the Autumn 2012 survey.

East Coast
Autumn 2012
East Coast
Spring 2012
Average for long
distance TOC's
92% 89% 89%