Preston to Glasgow Central: train delays and possible money back
6,740 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 16 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 | 579 | 34% | 20% | 4% | 16 min |
| Sept 2026 to date | 340 | 37% | 15% | <1% | 12.5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 08:14 | 53 | 83% | 2% | 0% | 2 |
| Thu 08:14 | 56 | 80% | 7% | 2% | 1 |
| Wed 08:14 | 55 | 80% | 2% | 2% | 3 |
| Wed 10:53 | 55 | 78% | 4% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 08:14 | 55 | 76% | 2% | 0% | 2 |
| Mon 08:14 | 48 | 75% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Fri 10:53 | 54 | 69% | 6% | 0% | 1 |
| Sun 14:54 | 34 | 71% | 3% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 10:53 | 53 | 64% | 4% | 0% | 2 |
| Sun 12:42 | 46 | 63% | 13% | 2% | 0 |
| Sun 12:54 | 34 | 65% | 6% | 0% | 1 |
| Sun 11:42 | 42 | 62% | 5% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 13:41 | 48 | 60% | 9% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 12:41 | 19 | 68% | 11% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 14:42 | 45 | 60% | 14% | 5% | 1 |
| Mon 10:53 | 51 | 59% | 4% | 0% | 2 |
| Thu 10:53 | 55 | 58% | 6% | 0% | 2 |
| Sun 18:42 | 48 | 58% | 15% | 2% | 1 |
| Sat 09:41 | 50 | 58% | 10% | 4% | 1 |
| Tue 14:54 | 52 | 56% | 10% | 0% | 2 |
| Mon 09:41 | 50 | 56% | 8% | 2% | 0 |
| Sat 12:41 | 50 | 56% | 13% | 2% | 2 |
| Wed 14:54 | 51 | 55% | 18% | 4% | 1 |
| Sun 16:55 | 35 | 57% | 13% | 0% | 3 |
| Tue 09:41 | 54 | 54% | 8% | 2% | 3 |
| Sun 15:42 | 42 | 55% | 15% | 3% | 3 |
| Wed 09:41 | 55 | 51% | 13% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 14:54 | 55 | 51% | 17% | 4% | 2 |
| Sun 16:42 | 44 | 52% | 10% | 0% | 2 |
| Sat 12:54 | 44 | 52% | 26% | 0% | 2 |
| Fri 14:54 | 53 | 51% | 20% | 8% | 2 |
| Fri 09:41 | 53 | 51% | 2% | 0% | 1 |
| Mon 18:41 | 51 | 51% | 12% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 10:42 | 56 | 50% | 6% | 2% | 2 |
| Thu 10:42 | 54 | 50% | 11% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 10:41 | 50 | 50% | 12% | 2% | 0 |
| Fri 12:54 | 55 | 49% | 23% | 6% | 2 |
| Mon 12:40 | 33 | 52% | 16% | 3% | 2 |
| Tue 11:41 | 52 | 48% | 14% | 2% | 1 |
| Sun 20:41 | 45 | 49% | 14% | 5% | 2 |
| Sun 21:41 | 36 | 50% | 23% | 6% | 1 |
| Mon 19:42 | 53 | 47% | 4% | 0% | 3 |
| Tue 12:40 | 34 | 50% | 6% | 0% | 2 |
| Sat 08:38 | 51 | 47% | 12% | 0% | 2 |
| Fri 20:41 | 51 | 47% | 21% | 6% | 4 |
| Wed 13:41 | 56 | 46% | 11% | 2% | 2 |
| Tue 12:54 | 52 | 46% | 14% | 0% | 2 |
| Sat 14:41 | 47 | 47% | 9% | 0% | 1 |
| Fri 10:42 | 55 | 45% | 9% | 0% | 1 |
| Wed 12:54 | 55 | 45% | 19% | 2% | 2 |
| Tue 21:43 | 35 | 49% | 6% | 3% | 2 |
| Tue 10:42 | 50 | 46% | 15% | 0% | 2 |
| Mon 20:41 | 50 | 46% | 13% | 0% | 2 |
| Wed 20:41 | 53 | 45% | 24% | 6% | 2 |
| Tue 19:42 | 53 | 45% | 14% | 4% | 2 |
| Sat 15:41 | 47 | 45% | 15% | 2% | 1 |
| Mon 10:42 | 53 | 43% | 6% | 2% | 3 |
| Sat 13:41 | 45 | 44% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
| Tue 20:41 | 54 | 43% | 20% | 6% | 3 |
| Thu 12:54 | 55 | 42% | 15% | 2% | 3 |
| Sun 19:42 | 44 | 43% | 16% | 5% | 1 |
| Thu 09:41 | 56 | 41% | 12% | 4% | 4 |
| Thu 20:41 | 52 | 40% | 31% | 12% | 1 |
| Tue 13:41 | 52 | 40% | 12% | 6% | 1 |
| Thu 12:40 | 35 | 43% | 12% | 6% | 1 |
| Mon 21:43 | 35 | 43% | 6% | 0% | 2 |
| Mon 17:41 | 50 | 40% | 17% | 0% | 2 |
| Thu 15:41 | 53 | 40% | 10% | 2% | 1 |
| Thu 13:41 | 54 | 39% | 14% | 0% | 3 |
| Thu 18:41 | 54 | 39% | 21% | 4% | 1 |
| Wed 11:41 | 54 | 39% | 6% | 4% | 2 |
| Tue 20:54 | 51 | 39% | 22% | 6% | 1 |
| Mon 16:41 | 51 | 39% | 16% | 6% | 2 |
| Mon 14:54 | 51 | 39% | 20% | 2% | 2 |
| Sat 11:41 | 49 | 39% | 9% | 2% | 2 |
| Fri 18:41 | 53 | 38% | 25% | 6% | 1 |
| Tue 15:41 | 53 | 38% | 10% | 0% | 3 |
| Sat 20:41 | 50 | 38% | 27% | 6% | 1 |
| Mon 15:41 | 50 | 38% | 16% | 2% | 1 |
| Mon 16:53 | 51 | 37% | 15% | 4% | 3 |
| Mon 11:41 | 51 | 37% | 10% | 2% | 1 |
| Sat 16:53 | 45 | 38% | 16% | 5% | 1 |
| Thu 16:41 | 55 | 36% | 6% | 0% | 5 |
| Sat 10:54 | 15 | 47% | 13% | 0% | 0 |
| Tue 18:41 | 52 | 37% | 16% | 2% | 3 |
| Fri 13:41 | 52 | 37% | 12% | 6% | 1 |
| Mon 13:41 | 49 | 37% | 12% | 4% | 0 |
| Wed 20:54 | 49 | 37% | 23% | 11% | 2 |
| Wed 12:41 | 21 | 43% | 5% | 0% | 1 |
| Thu 11:41 | 56 | 36% | 6% | 2% | 2 |
| Fri 11:41 | 53 | 36% | 13% | 2% | 1 |
| Tue 18:53 | 51 | 35% | 10% | 2% | 3 |
| Thu 19:42 | 55 | 35% | 17% | 2% | 1 |
| Sun 17:42 | 45 | 36% | 14% | 5% | 1 |
| Tue 14:41 | 52 | 35% | 8% | 0% | 1 |
| Tue 17:41 | 53 | 34% | 16% | 10% | 2 |
| Fri 21:43 | 36 | 36% | 26% | 15% | 2 |
| Wed 21:43 | 36 | 36% | 31% | 9% | 1 |
| Fri 14:41 | 54 | 33% | 15% | 6% | 1 |
| Wed 14:41 | 54 | 33% | 12% | 2% | 3 |
| Thu 20:54 | 52 | 33% | 25% | 6% | 1 |
| Sun 18:54 | 34 | 35% | 21% | 3% | 1 |
| Sat 16:42 | 49 | 33% | 23% | 2% | 2 |
| Sat 19:41 | 49 | 33% | 25% | 8% | 1 |
| Fri 12:40 | 31 | 35% | 14% | 3% | 2 |
| Mon 14:41 | 53 | 32% | 12% | 2% | 2 |
| Wed 19:42 | 53 | 32% | 22% | 8% | 3 |
| Fri 17:41 | 53 | 32% | 31% | 4% | 4 |
| Fri 16:41 | 53 | 32% | 23% | 2% | 5 |
| Sat 18:41 | 46 | 33% | 25% | 5% | 2 |
| Fri 19:42 | 54 | 31% | 13% | 4% | 2 |
| Mon 18:53 | 51 | 31% | 27% | 4% | 2 |
| Fri 21:42 | 18 | 39% | 33% | 6% | 0 |
| Wed 15:41 | 52 | 31% | 22% | 4% | 2 |
| Sat 18:53 | 41 | 32% | 20% | 5% | 1 |
| Fri 16:53 | 52 | 29% | 24% | 4% | 3 |
| Mon 12:54 | 49 | 29% | 29% | 6% | 1 |
| Thu 21:43 | 37 | 30% | 22% | 11% | 1 |
| Mon 20:54 | 50 | 28% | 16% | 2% | 1 |
| Fri 12:41 | 21 | 33% | 29% | 10% | 0 |
| Fri 20:54 | 52 | 27% | 26% | 4% | 2 |
| Wed 16:41 | 52 | 27% | 16% | 4% | 3 |
| Fri 15:41 | 52 | 27% | 22% | 4% | 1 |
| Thu 16:53 | 54 | 26% | 13% | 2% | 1 |
| Wed 18:53 | 52 | 25% | 36% | 10% | 2 |
| Thu 17:41 | 53 | 25% | 16% | 6% | 4 |
| Wed 12:40 | 35 | 26% | 12% | 0% | 2 |
| Tue 16:41 | 52 | 23% | 15% | 4% | 4 |
| Fri 18:53 | 54 | 22% | 33% | 6% | 2 |
| Tue 16:53 | 49 | 22% | 13% | 2% | 1 |
| Wed 17:41 | 50 | 22% | 30% | 11% | 3 |
| Wed 18:41 | 52 | 21% | 25% | 8% | 4 |
| Thu 18:53 | 54 | 20% | 27% | 4% | 3 |
| Thu 12:41 | 20 | 25% | 25% | 0% | 0 |
| Wed 16:53 | 53 | 19% | 24% | 2% | 3 |
| Thu 14:41 | 54 | 19% | 8% | 2% | 2 |
| Mon 12:41 | 19 | 21% | 6% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 17:41 | 49 | 14% | 13% | 4% | 3 |
| Thu 21:42 | 15 | 13% | 47% | 0% | 0 |
Frequently asked
How often is the Preston to Glasgow Central train delayed?
Over the last 12 months, 43% of the 6,740 recorded Preston 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. 4% did not complete the journey. The train company checks each claim.
Which Preston to Glasgow Central train has the strongest on-time record?
The Tue 08:14 has the best record after allowing for the number of past journeys. It was on time for 83% of its 53 recorded journeys.
Which Preston to Glasgow Central train was at least 30 minutes late most often?
The Thu 21:42 was at least 30 minutes late most often after allowing for the number of past journeys. This happened on 47% 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 Preston 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.