Around one in three long-distance trains operated by state-owned German rail firm Deutsche Bahn ran late last year, an embarrassing figure for a rail system once known for its promptness. Some 36% of stops were reached with a delay of more than 5:59 minutes, a Deutsche Bahn spokesman said on Friday, meaning under the company’s definition only 64% of long-distance services was on-time, slightly lower than 65.2% in 2022. Deutsche Bahn considers a stop on time if the train is less than 6:00 minutes late. Increasing demand, combined with ageing infrastructure and construction work, has delivered a…