To be perfectly honest, I really haven;t had any problems with the railways, admittedly I don't use them everyday. However I do use them a couple of times a month, and they are very rarely late, yes some of the Central trains, trains (does that make sense) are filthy smelly old rolling stock, but thats not the governments fault. It really does seem to be a franchise thing because either other services that run through Leicester are all really nice.
The busses on the other had are a very different matter, and Arriva Fox County should be ashamed of themselves the level of service they offer around here