Greater Anglia

  • Making Anglia Great Again

    Making Anglia Great Again

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    Five new fleets were ordered as part of the Greater Anglia franchise. With the final ‘321s’ withdrawn, engineering director Martin Beable tells Richard Clinnick how the transition was achieved, and what comes next.

  • Train companies suffer glitch accepting card payments for tickets

    Train companies suffer glitch accepting card payments for tickets

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    Several train companies are suffering problems accepting card payments for tickets.

  • Mid-Norfolk to run diesel weekend

    Mid-Norfolk to run diesel weekend

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    The Mid Norfolk Railway is to a run a busy Diesel weekend from September 23 to 25, featuring guest main line and heritage engines.

  • Train drivers to strike next month as industrial action causes travel chaos

    Train drivers to strike next month as industrial action causes travel chaos

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    Train drivers at nine rail companies to stage a one-day strike next month in the worsening dispute, causing travel chaos across the country.

  • Stadler sets spread their wings in the east

    Stadler sets spread their wings in the east

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    GREATER Anglia introduced Class 755 units on Ipswich to Felixstowe services from November 19. The move is part of the expansion of operations of Stadler bi-mode units. Greater Anglia is in the process of cascading its remaining Class 170 ‘Turbostar’ units to Transport for Wales, and the rollout of Class 755s is increasing. Sets are…

  • Locomotive Services buys Class 86 and 87 from ETL

    Locomotive Services buys Class 86 and 87 from ETL

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    TWO former West Coast AC electric locomotives have been bought by Locomotive Services Limited from Electric Traction Ltd (ETL). The last mainline Class 87 – No. 87002 Royal Sovereign – along with 86101 Sir William A Stanier FRS had been hired by ETL to GB Railfreight for working empty stock from the Caledonian Sleeper between London Euston…

  • Anglia ‘FLIRTs’ get formal launch

    Anglia ‘FLIRTs’ get formal launch

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    By Ben Jones GREATER Anglia’s (GA) rural services are beginning to see a radical transformation as new Class 755 bi-mode ‘FLIRT’ units enter service.  There was a ‘soft launch’ into passenger service on July 29, with GA officially introducing the new Stadler-built trains at Norwich on September 4.  No. 755413 worked return trips to Great Yarmouth…

  • No Greater Anglia ‘Aventras’ before 2020

    No Greater Anglia ‘Aventras’ before 2020

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    By Ben Jones GREATER Anglia (GA) has confirmed it will not be able to introduce its Class 720 ‘Aventra’ EMUs before the end of 2019.  Production and testing of the new trains is running significantly behind schedule after Bombardier experienced delays with the introduction of Crossrail Class 345s and London Overground Class 710s.  However, the…

  • Northern and Greater Anglia increase use of new trains during August

    Northern and Greater Anglia increase use of new trains during August

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    NORTHERN and Greater Anglia (GA) introduced more new trains to their routes throughout August. GA’s bi-mode Class 755 No. 755410 made a low-key debut on July 29, between Lowestoft and Norwich, with services having now expanded to include Great Yarmouth and the busy Norwich-Ely-Cambridge route.  Units on test and undertaking platform gauging checks have visited stations,…

  • Stadler Class 755s into service as Greater Anglia ‘745s’ gain approval

    Stadler Class 755s into service as Greater Anglia ‘745s’ gain approval

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    The first of 38 new Class 755 bi-mode multiple units ordered by Greater Anglia entered service on July 29.

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