There is good news due to arrive for all those frustrated by trains in Cumbria and south west Scotland wrongly labelled as 'on time.'

A new GPS tracking system will be installed next month on parts of Northern Rail and ScotRail services, which will provide up-to-the-minute information on the progress of trains.

Currently, the location of trains on Northern and ScotRail services are measured at fixed points, which are in some places more than five miles apart.

Therefore, trains described as 'on time' on arrival or departure boards at stations can in fact be inaccurate.

But the new tracking system to be installed on Northern and ScotRail trains will improve the accuracy of information on these boards, as well as on apps and websites, according to the industry body Rail Delivery Group.

The group, which reported recently that one in seven trains across the UK were late in the past 12 months, say that GPS tracking which is accurate to a few metres is due to be installed across the entire rail network by 2024.

Jacqueline Starr, the managing director of customer experience at the Rail Delivery Group, welcomed the upcoming installations, which are also due to take place on Chiltern, Grand Central and London North Eastern Rail services

"In 2019, technology will continue to transform the way we travel by train, as the railway introduces new innovations to provide more useful, up-to-date and personalised information at people's fingertips," she said.

"We want to give customers more control over their journey than ever before and tackle the key points where they get frustrated, as the rail industry works to change and improve."