GOVIA Thameslink Railway (GTR) was fined just £5 million today for its “awful” handling of last summer’s timetabling crisis.

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) said that the company had “failed to provide appropriate, accurate and timely information” on its Thameslink and Great Northern rail services following the chaotic launch of the May 2018 timetable.

However the fine was criticised for not being enough for the eight-week long crisis that saw over 470 trains cancelled by GTR every day.