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When the 787 came around, Boeing had been building widebodies for decades. But the program kept suffering delays. The Telegraph provides this timeline:The Dreamliner has been beset by problems both before and since its launchApril 26, 2004 – All Nippon Airways (ANA) becomes the launch customer for the Dreamliner, with the first of 50 planes to be delivered in 2008. By the end of 2004, total orders had reached 237. First flight scheduled for autumn 2007.July 8, 2007 – first 787 unveiled at Boeing’s Everett assembly factory, with 677 orders already received. Initial plan is for aircraft to enter commercial service in May 2008.Pre-launch problemsSeptember 5, 2007 – three-month delay to first flight announced, due to shortage of fasteners and incomplete software.October 10, 2007 – second three-month delay to first flight, and six-month delay to first deliveries, due to problems with foreign and domestic supply chain, ongoing fastener shortage and software issues.January 16, 2008 – third three-month delay to first flight.April 9, 2008 – fourth delay announced. Maiden flight rescheduled for fourth quarter of 2008, initial deliveries put back 15 months to third quarter of 2009.November 4, 2008 – fifth delay, due to incorrect fastener installation and strike by Boeing staff. First flight rescheduled for second quarter of 2009. Several airlines state intention to seek compensation for delays.June 15, 2009 – at the Paris Air Show, Boeing claims the 787’s maiden flight will take place within two weeks. Eight days later it is postponed “due to a need to reinforce an area within the side-of-body section of the aircraft”. First flight rescheduled for end of 2009.December 12, 2009 – Dreamliner completes high-speed taxi tests and three days later makes its maiden flight (more than two years behind schedule). Originally to last four hours, it landed an hour early due to bad weather. Nine-month test programme announced.June 2010 – problems found on horizontal stabilisers of test aircraft. All planes inspected and repaired.August 2, 2010 – Trent 1000 engine suffers blowout at Rolls-Royce facility during ground testing. Failure causes further delays – first delivery to ANA put back to early 2011.November 9, 2010 – 787 makes emergency landing after electrical fire during test flight above Texas. Flight testing suspended the following day. Tests resume on December 23.January 2011 – first delivery rescheduled for third quarter of 2011, due to software and electrical updates following in-flight fire.August 26, 2011 – US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and European Air Safety Agency certify the 787, clearing the way for deliveries.September 25, 2011 – first Dreamliner delivered to ANA, more than three years behind schedule.October 26, 2011 - first commercial flight, from Narita to Hong Kong. Tickets sold in an online auction, with the highest bidder paying $34,000 for a seat.Post-launch problemsFebruary 6, 2012 - Boeing says it has discovered a manufacturing error that requires repairs in the fuselage section of some Dreamliners.July 23, 2012 – ANA says it is having five Dreamliners repaired for a defect in their Rolls-Royce engines.July 28, 2012 - A 787 suffers engine failure during testing in South Carolina. US authorities announce investigation.September 5, 2012 - ANA aborts the take-off of a Dreamliner after what appears to be white smoke is seen billowing from the plane's left engine, believed to be due to a glitch with the hydraulic system.October 4, 2012 - General Electric recommends new inspections of its GEnx engines, used on some Boeing 747 and 787 aircraft, following the failure of an engine on a 747 operated by Air Bridge Cargo in Shanghai on September 11.December 5, 2012 - The FAA orders inspections of all Dreamliners in service following reports of fuel leaks.January 7, 2013 - a fire breaks out on an empty Japan Airlines (JAL) Dreamliner in Boston.January 8, 2013 – a JAL 787 suffers fuel leak, forcing a flight from Boston to be cancelled. A crack in a cockpit windshield grounds an ANA Dreamliner.January 9, 2013 – United Airlines reports problem with wiring near the main batteries on one of its six 787s. Safety investigation launched by US National Transportation Safety Board.January 11, 2013 – second JAL aircraft found to have a fuel leak.January 13, 2013 – JAL reports fuel leak on another of its Dreamliners. Japan’s transport ministry launches its own investigation.January 16, 2013 – ANA flight from Ube to Tokyo Haneda diverted after burning smell detected. Inspection revealed a battery fire. Similar incident on a JAL 787s at Boston Logan sees all 50 Boeing 787s in service grounded. Deliveries halted until battery problems resolved.April 5, 2013 – final tests on new batteries completed. Flights resume on April 26.June 2, 2013 – JAL finds problem with air pressure sensor that detects overheating in one of its Dreamliners.June 23, 2013 – United Airlines flight makes emergency landing at Houston due to problems with its brake system.July 12, 2013 – fire breaks out on an empty Ethiopian Airlines 787 at Heathrow, forcing the airport to temporarily close. Investigation finds fire was caused by lithium-manganese dioxide batteries powering an emergency locator transmitter.July 18, 2013 – JAL Dreamliner flight from Boston aborted “due to a maintenance message (fuel pump) indicator”.July 22, 2013 – Qatar Airways confirms grounding on a 787 due to problems with an electrical panel.July 24, 2013 – oven overheats on Air India flight, prompting investigation.July 26, 2013 – ANA finds damage to battery wiring on two Dreamliner emergency beacons, the same device suspected of causing fire at Heathrow.July 27, 2013 - United Airlines also discovers problem with emergency beacon.A three year delay from promised first delivery, and another two years of troubleshooting, including a fleetwide grounding for combusting batteries.Not covered in glory I will say.But I have never seen any headline that went “787 delays an embarrassment for USA".In fact, Boeing stock prices did ok even amidst the 787 fiasco.Double standards?

The other answers are quite funny, and not at all close. I work as train incharge i.e guard, a person who is responsible for the smooth operations of train and who authorises safe passage of train, reports and protects accidents meanwhile also keeping a track of time lost and time covered up by train between stations. So I am eligible for answering this question.Most basic reasons of train delay under day to day circumstances are-Speed restrictions- Mostly when a caution is placed it is temporary and remains so till a year after which it is continued as permanent caution. Only temporary cautions hit time duration of a train while time taken during permanent caution is added in the time table of train.Unscheduled crossings- These are crossings of trains which are not scheduled by the time table and is caused due to some train running late or some freight train running on priority basis.Non availability of line clear- This is caused due when the block section ahead of the station is not clear or the next station does not have a free line to recieve the train.You might have noticed that two trains between stations with same source, dest, stopages and route still take different time duration to cover same distance. This is due to extra time given for different train between two station is different. This time is 5 to 10 minutes more than the actual time taken to clear a block section. A train has 6 to 10 or more such sections with extra time between two major stations with overall extra time of 40 to 90 minutes or more. This extra time is marginal time.Marginal time provides a buffer duration so that a train may cover the time it has lost due to speed restrictions unscheduled crossings and non availability of line clear. This covering happens 9 to 10 stations before a major destination station, day or night doesnt makes a difference.You might have felt that train has covered time in night as long journey trains are given maximum marginal time at night so as to cover more chances of delays that may cause at night as speed under various circumstances (turnout, foggy weather, signal anomally) is more restricted in night, the crossings may be more frequent and the chances of some untoward incident are more.200+ upvotes!! Thankyou guys.

Sterlite industries: Facts highlighted in 20 points, followed by truths1992 - Sterlite was suppose to setup in Maharashtra/Gujarat/Goa. But thrown out due to environmental causes.1994 - ADMK Jayalalitha laid the foundation stone in TN1996 - DMK Regime, TN Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) issued the plant a licence to operate ( without seeking NoC from Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) )1997, Locals complained of headache, coughing and choking due to smoke emanating from the plant.1998, the factory was closed by the Madras High Court for the reasons listed by National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI)Contaminating the groundwater with arsenic, lead, selenium, cadmium, aluminium and copperTampering the online air monitors;1999, within 45 days of the earlier report, NEERI gave clean chit to Sterlite to resume operation2001, Tuticorin residents complained about toxic wastewater2004, Supreme Court Monitoring Committee (SCMC) team learnt that a no of proposed expansion plants had been built already.2004, Within few days, the Min of Env & Forests issued a clearance certification for plants constructed without permission. (Congress/DMK were the respective Cabinet Minister/MoS in UPA-I ministry of Env&Forests)2004, TNPCB submitted its report confirming Sterlite was engaged in unlicenced production2010, the Madras HC ordered the closure of Sterlite factory for constantly releasing noxious effluents in air2010, Supreme Court issued stay on Madras High Court order, and gave free hand to Sterlite to resume its unlicensed production2013, Locals at Tuticorin experienced suffocation, coughing, eye irritation, miscarriages and severe discomfort due to gas leak.2013, NEERI found large scale deposits of hazardous chemicals in the ground around the plant,2013, TNPCB and other environment monitoring agencies submitted evidences against Sterlite towards causing pollution.2013, ADMK Jayalalalitha/TNPCB issued a closure order as Sterlite's Sulphuric Acid Plant–I recorded levels of sulphur dioxide nearly three times the permissible limits2013, Sterlite found operating without taking renewal consents from TNPCB. But Tribunal announced the TN Govt closure order as void. Slashed minimum penalties(Rs.100 crore) but gave them free hand to operate!2016, TNPCB issued notice to Sterlite for dumping copper slag along the Uppar river and polluting the river2018, Sterlite Copper proposes to expand the facility and add a second unit in the factory2018, Massive protests started against Sterlite. On the 100th day of protests, protesters thronged the Collector office demanding justice. Due to chain of violent incidents, police opened fire on the innocent civilians participated in the protests, causing life of 12 and injuring 90+ civilians.Some truthsCentral government always stands by Sterlite irrespective of Sterlite evading Rs. 750 crore import duty. Honest tax payers? (Sterlite VP gets bail in Rs 750-cr customs evasion case)Sterlite Vedanta is the top fund donor to both congress and BJP (BJP, Congress accepted foreign funding too, Vedanta top donor - Firstpost)You cannot drive your vehicle without a pollution certificate. But you can operate a highly pollution causing industry (Red Zone) for years without obtaining required NoC’s from Pollution boardDMK, Congress were hand-in-hand helped Sterlite industries to reach this feat of delivering record production and causing pollution. P.Chidambaram was a director earlier at Sterlite (Vedanta). But due to massive protests now Congress is pointing fingers at BJP and DMK pointing fingers at ADMKTribunal rulings gave freehand for pollution causing industries. Now industries can cause maximum environmental damages and need to pay only minimum penalty (if caught).Sterlite plant (4 lakh tpa) has got only 60 metre stacks against a legal minimum of 103 metres5. In 2008, when Sterlite operating at 70–170 tpa, Dept of Community Medicine, Tirunelveli Medical College did a study “Health Status and Epidemiological Study Around 5 km Radius of Sterlite Industries (India) Limited, Thoothukudi.”. Report findingsa. Iron content in the groundwater were 17 and 20 times higher than permissible levels prescribed by the BSI for drinking water. Cause of chronic fatigue, joint pain, and abdominal pain.b. Respiratory diseases were 14% more prevalent in the areas surrounding the factory. Incidence of asthmatic bronchitis is 3% more.c. More people suffering from Ear, Nose, Throat (ENT) disorders near the factory.