Lancaster to Glasgow Central: train delays and possible money back
7,000 recorded journeys in the last 12 months with Avanti and TransPennine. Delay is measured when the train reached Glasgow Central.
If your train arrives 30 to 59 minutes late, you may be able to claim Delay Repay compensation worth half of a one-way ticket price. At 60 minutes late or more, it may be worth the full one-way ticket price. The train company checks your ticket, journey and claim before deciding whether to pay.
How this journey has changed
Monthly performance measured when trains reached Glasgow Central. The latest incomplete month is marked “to date”.
Recent direction: average delay fell from 19 minutes to 15.9 minutes between the two latest complete months.
| Month | Journeys | On time | 30 minutes late or more | Cancelled | Average delay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | 559 | 37% | 15% | 5% | 13.4 min |
| Nov 2025 | 547 | 32% | 17% | 18% | 14.5 min |
| Dec 2025 | 434 | 32% | 15% | 9% | 14.2 min |
| Jan 2026 | 303 | 51% | 8% | 4% | 8.7 min |
| Feb 2026 | 523 | 51% | 11% | 4% | 10.4 min |
| Mar 2026 | 468 | 46% | 8% | 25% | 7.3 min |
| Apr 2026 | 290 | 49% | 6% | 2% | 8.7 min |
| May 2026 | 516 | 42% | 17% | 5% | 13.7 min |
| Jun 2026 | 554 | 41% | 20% | 5% | 16 min |
| Jul 2026 | 594 | 30% | 26% | 11% | 19 min |
| Aug 2026 | 573 | 34% | 20% | 4% | 15.9 min |
| Sept 2026 to date | 337 | 37% | 15% | <1% | 12.4 min |
Every departure, ranked
Same booked train and weekday, checked over a year. Sorted by on-time record.
| Train | Journeys | On time | 30 minutes late or more | 60 minutes late or more | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 08:30 | 56 | 80% | 7% | 2% | 1 |
| Tue 08:30 | 55 | 80% | 2% | 0% | 4 |
| Wed 08:30 | 56 | 79% | 2% | 2% | 4 |
| Wed 11:10 | 55 | 78% | 4% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 08:30 | 55 | 76% | 2% | 0% | 2 |
| Mon 08:30 | 52 | 69% | 0% | 0% | 4 |
| Fri 11:10 | 53 | 68% | 6% | 0% | 1 |
| Sun 15:10 | 36 | 67% | 3% | 0% | 3 |
| Tue 11:10 | 54 | 63% | 4% | 0% | 3 |
| Sun 13:57 | 50 | 60% | 8% | 0% | 2 |
| Sun 12:58 | 47 | 60% | 13% | 2% | 2 |
| Sun 13:10 | 36 | 61% | 6% | 0% | 3 |
| Mon 11:10 | 52 | 58% | 2% | 0% | 4 |
| Sun 11:58 | 45 | 58% | 5% | 0% | 3 |
| Sun 14:58 | 47 | 57% | 14% | 5% | 3 |
| Thu 11:10 | 55 | 56% | 6% | 0% | 3 |
| Sat 09:57 | 51 | 57% | 10% | 4% | 2 |
| Sat 12:57 | 50 | 56% | 13% | 2% | 2 |
| Sun 18:57 | 48 | 56% | 15% | 2% | 2 |
| Tue 12:57 | 21 | 62% | 11% | 0% | 2 |
| Tue 09:57 | 54 | 54% | 8% | 2% | 3 |
| Tue 15:11 | 55 | 53% | 10% | 0% | 5 |
| Mon 09:57 | 54 | 52% | 8% | 2% | 4 |
| Wed 15:11 | 54 | 52% | 18% | 4% | 4 |
| Thu 15:11 | 55 | 51% | 17% | 4% | 2 |
| Wed 09:57 | 56 | 50% | 13% | 0% | 2 |
| Wed 10:57 | 56 | 50% | 6% | 2% | 2 |
| Fri 15:11 | 54 | 50% | 20% | 8% | 3 |
| Sun 17:12 | 36 | 53% | 13% | 0% | 5 |
| Sun 15:58 | 45 | 51% | 15% | 3% | 6 |
| Fri 13:10 | 55 | 49% | 23% | 6% | 2 |
| Sun 21:57 | 39 | 51% | 22% | 5% | 2 |
| Sun 16:58 | 46 | 50% | 10% | 0% | 4 |
| Sat 13:09 | 46 | 50% | 26% | 0% | 4 |
| Fri 09:57 | 56 | 48% | 2% | 0% | 4 |
| Mon 18:57 | 54 | 48% | 12% | 0% | 3 |
| Thu 10:57 | 57 | 47% | 11% | 0% | 4 |
| Sun 20:57 | 48 | 48% | 14% | 5% | 4 |
| Sat 10:57 | 53 | 47% | 12% | 2% | 2 |
| Mon 12:56 | 34 | 50% | 16% | 3% | 3 |
| Tue 12:56 | 34 | 50% | 6% | 0% | 2 |
| Sat 08:53 | 51 | 47% | 12% | 0% | 2 |
| Wed 13:57 | 56 | 46% | 11% | 2% | 2 |
| Mon 19:58 | 54 | 46% | 4% | 0% | 4 |
| Wed 13:10 | 55 | 45% | 19% | 2% | 2 |
| Tue 11:57 | 55 | 45% | 14% | 2% | 4 |
| Wed 20:57 | 53 | 45% | 24% | 6% | 2 |
| Fri 10:57 | 56 | 45% | 9% | 0% | 2 |
| Tue 13:10 | 54 | 44% | 14% | 0% | 4 |
| Tue 19:58 | 54 | 44% | 14% | 4% | 3 |
| Sat 14:57 | 49 | 45% | 9% | 0% | 3 |
| Fri 20:57 | 56 | 43% | 21% | 6% | 9 |
| Mon 10:57 | 54 | 43% | 6% | 2% | 4 |
| Tue 20:57 | 54 | 43% | 20% | 6% | 3 |
| Mon 20:57 | 54 | 43% | 13% | 0% | 6 |
| Sun 19:58 | 46 | 43% | 16% | 5% | 2 |
| Sat 15:57 | 49 | 43% | 15% | 2% | 3 |
| Tue 21:58 | 49 | 43% | 11% | 7% | 3 |
| Tue 10:57 | 55 | 42% | 15% | 0% | 7 |
| Thu 09:57 | 56 | 41% | 12% | 4% | 4 |
| Thu 13:10 | 56 | 41% | 15% | 2% | 4 |
| Sat 13:57 | 49 | 41% | 0% | 0% | 6 |
| Mon 21:58 | 49 | 41% | 13% | 2% | 4 |
| Thu 12:56 | 36 | 42% | 12% | 6% | 2 |
| Thu 20:57 | 55 | 38% | 31% | 12% | 4 |
| Tue 13:57 | 55 | 38% | 12% | 6% | 4 |
| Thu 18:57 | 56 | 38% | 21% | 4% | 3 |
| Wed 11:57 | 56 | 38% | 6% | 4% | 4 |
| Thu 15:57 | 56 | 38% | 10% | 2% | 4 |
| Thu 13:57 | 56 | 38% | 14% | 0% | 5 |
| Tue 21:11 | 53 | 38% | 22% | 6% | 3 |
| Mon 15:11 | 53 | 38% | 20% | 2% | 4 |
| Mon 17:57 | 54 | 37% | 17% | 0% | 6 |
| Mon 16:57 | 54 | 37% | 16% | 6% | 5 |
| Sat 11:57 | 51 | 37% | 9% | 2% | 4 |
| Sat 17:09 | 45 | 38% | 16% | 5% | 1 |
| Tue 15:57 | 55 | 36% | 10% | 0% | 5 |
| Thu 16:57 | 55 | 36% | 6% | 0% | 5 |
| Fri 21:58 | 55 | 36% | 29% | 12% | 3 |
| Sat 11:10 | 15 | 47% | 13% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 20:57 | 52 | 37% | 27% | 6% | 3 |
| Wed 21:58 | 49 | 37% | 33% | 13% | 3 |
| Wed 12:57 | 21 | 43% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 18:57 | 56 | 36% | 25% | 6% | 4 |
| Mon 17:09 | 53 | 36% | 15% | 4% | 5 |
| Thu 11:57 | 57 | 35% | 6% | 2% | 3 |
| Mon 11:57 | 54 | 35% | 10% | 2% | 4 |
| Mon 15:57 | 54 | 35% | 16% | 2% | 5 |
| Tue 18:57 | 55 | 35% | 16% | 2% | 6 |
| Sun 17:58 | 45 | 36% | 14% | 5% | 1 |
| Fri 13:57 | 56 | 34% | 12% | 6% | 5 |
| Fri 11:57 | 56 | 34% | 13% | 2% | 4 |
| Thu 19:58 | 56 | 34% | 17% | 2% | 2 |
| Wed 21:11 | 53 | 34% | 23% | 11% | 6 |
| Mon 13:57 | 54 | 33% | 12% | 4% | 5 |
| Tue 19:09 | 54 | 33% | 10% | 2% | 6 |
| Tue 17:57 | 55 | 33% | 16% | 10% | 4 |
| Tue 14:57 | 55 | 33% | 8% | 0% | 4 |
| Wed 14:57 | 56 | 32% | 12% | 2% | 5 |
| Fri 14:57 | 56 | 32% | 15% | 6% | 3 |
| Sat 19:57 | 50 | 32% | 25% | 8% | 2 |
| Thu 21:11 | 54 | 31% | 25% | 6% | 3 |
| Wed 19:58 | 54 | 31% | 22% | 8% | 4 |
| Mon 14:57 | 54 | 31% | 12% | 2% | 3 |
| Sat 16:58 | 51 | 31% | 22% | 2% | 2 |
| Sun 19:09 | 36 | 33% | 21% | 3% | 3 |
| Fri 17:57 | 56 | 30% | 31% | 4% | 7 |
| Fri 16:57 | 56 | 30% | 23% | 2% | 8 |
| Fri 19:58 | 56 | 30% | 13% | 4% | 4 |
| Mon 19:09 | 53 | 30% | 27% | 4% | 4 |
| Sat 18:57 | 50 | 30% | 25% | 5% | 6 |
| Fri 12:56 | 35 | 31% | 14% | 3% | 6 |
| Wed 15:57 | 56 | 29% | 22% | 4% | 6 |
| Fri 17:09 | 53 | 28% | 24% | 4% | 4 |
| Sat 19:09 | 45 | 29% | 20% | 5% | 5 |
| Fri 12:57 | 21 | 33% | 29% | 10% | 0 |
| Mon 21:11 | 53 | 26% | 16% | 2% | 4 |
| Mon 13:10 | 53 | 26% | 29% | 6% | 5 |
| Fri 21:11 | 54 | 26% | 26% | 4% | 4 |
| Thu 17:09 | 55 | 25% | 13% | 2% | 2 |
| Wed 16:57 | 55 | 25% | 16% | 4% | 6 |
| Fri 15:57 | 56 | 25% | 22% | 4% | 5 |
| Sat 15:11 | 15 | 33% | 7% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 19:09 | 55 | 24% | 36% | 10% | 5 |
| Thu 21:58 | 55 | 24% | 29% | 8% | 4 |
| Wed 12:56 | 35 | 26% | 12% | 0% | 2 |
| Thu 17:57 | 56 | 23% | 16% | 6% | 7 |
| Fri 19:09 | 55 | 22% | 33% | 6% | 3 |
| Tue 16:57 | 55 | 22% | 15% | 4% | 7 |
| Tue 17:09 | 53 | 21% | 13% | 2% | 5 |
| Wed 17:57 | 55 | 20% | 30% | 11% | 8 |
| Thu 19:09 | 55 | 20% | 27% | 4% | 4 |
| Wed 18:57 | 56 | 20% | 25% | 8% | 8 |
| Thu 12:57 | 21 | 24% | 25% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 17:09 | 55 | 18% | 24% | 2% | 5 |
| Thu 14:57 | 56 | 18% | 8% | 2% | 4 |
| Mon 12:57 | 20 | 20% | 6% | 0% | 2 |
| Sat 17:57 | 31 | 13% | 11% | 0% | 4 |
| Sat 17:58 | 22 | 14% | 18% | 9% | 0 |
Frequently asked
How often is the Lancaster to Glasgow Central train delayed?
Over the last 12 months, 41% of the 7,000 recorded Lancaster to Glasgow Central journeys arrived within 5 minutes of schedule. 15% arrived at least 30 minutes late. A delay this long may let a passenger claim Delay Repay compensation. 7% did not complete the journey. The train company checks each claim.
Which Lancaster to Glasgow Central train has the strongest on-time record?
The Thu 08:30 has the best record after allowing for the number of past journeys. It was on time for 80% of its 56 recorded journeys.
Which Lancaster to Glasgow Central train was at least 30 minutes late most often?
The Wed 19:09 was at least 30 minutes late most often after allowing for the number of past journeys. This happened on 36% of journeys that reached Glasgow Central. This shows train delays, not whether passengers made claims or received money.
Can I get money back if my Lancaster to Glasgow Central train is late?
You may be able to claim Delay Repay compensation. Arriving 30 to 59 minutes late at Glasgow Central may mean compensation worth half of a one-way ticket price. Arriving 60 minutes late or more may mean compensation worth the full one-way ticket price. The train company checks your ticket, journey and claim before deciding.