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The boss of Britain’s second worst train firm got a huge pay rise – despite the fact almost two thirds of its trains are late.

TransPennine Express chief Leo Goodwin’s salary rose by 44per cent from £229,000 to £331,000. It included a £39,000 bonus and £53,000 pension boost, accounts to March reveal.

Just 38.7 per cent of TPE’s trains arrive within a minute of schedule in Liverpool, Hull, Manchester, Leeds, Preston, York, Newcastle, Sheffield, Glasgow and Edinburgh, latest Office of Rail and Road figures show.

Andy McDonald, Shadow Transport Secretary, said: “It’s astonishing train operators increase pay and perks for executives despite shoddy performance.

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“Passengers will regard this as yet another kick in the teeth. Britain needs Labour’s rail reform which will put the public interest ahead of private profit.”

A TPE spokesperson apologised for delays caused by “extreme weather events” adding: “Overall train service performance has improved significantly.

“We are rolling out our £500million fleet of state of the art Nova trains.”