Reliability on Britain's railways has reached a record low with more than one in 25 services cancelled in the past year, as operators are suffering from industrial disputes and staffing shortages.More than 217,000 services were fully axed in the year to February 1, PA news agency analysis of the latest Office of Rail and Road (ORR) data found.A further 165,000 were part-cancelled, meaning they did not serve at least one of their scheduled stops.

Reliability on Britain's railways has reached a record low with more than one in 25 services cancelled in the past year, as operators are suffering from industrial disputes and staffing shortages.More than 217,000 services were fully axed in the year to February 1, PA news agency analysis of the latest Office of Rail and Road (ORR) data found.A further 165,000 were part-cancelled, meaning they did not serve at least one of their scheduled stops.