Train performance misses trio of targets

All three of NR’s measures of train performance missed their targets in 2015-16.

The Public Performance Measure of 89.1% was 0.9% below expectations; Cancellations and Significant Lateness (3.1%) were 0.8% below target; and the Freight Delivery Metric was 0.2% below the target of 94.5%.

However, in investment and asset management NR exceeded its targets, with all four categories beating expectations. Against a target of delivering eight of the top ten infrastructure projects renewals and enhancement milestones, NR completed nine.

The delivery plan enhancement milestones score of 81% was one percentage point above target.

The Composite Reliability Index, which measures shortterm condition and performance of assets including track, signalling, points, electrification, telecoms, buildings, structures and earthworks, was 14.6%, far exceeding even the stretch target of 9.3%.

And delivery of NR’s seven key volumes for renewals of plain line track, switches and crossings, signalling and equivalent units, under-bridges, total earthworks, wire runs and conductor rail was 101% against a target of 100%.

However, NR says that while renewals of plain line track and earthworks performed strongly, renewals of switches and crossings and signalling were hit by resource constraints and delays to work in a number of locations respectively.