Transforming journeys in East Anglia

Changes happening now in East Anglia

Below are press releases from rail companies in East Anglia promoting changes and improvements happening in the area.

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GB Railfreight does its bit to tackle the stigma of mental health
GBRf’s Wellbeing Champions embarking on their first training session with Suffolk Mind in February. GB Railfreight is...
Accessible area on board Greater Anglia’s new electric commuter trains
The new trains, made by UK manufacturer Bombardier, will have two wheelchair spaces as well as 48 priority seats on...
Train companies urge against travel after seeing increase in people planning journeys
With more people potentially travelling by train next week, train companies are urging people only to travel by rail if their...
Key works take place at Purfleet to prevent delays to the region’s rail network
Network Rail is carrying out essential works at Purfleet on the London to Grays (Tilbury Loop) rail line to reinforce the...
Rail staff praised for making key workers’ trains run on time
The managing director of Greater Anglia has praised the efforts of colleagues and teams across the company in keeping trains...
GB Railfreight Capt. Tom Moore miniature train raises £140,000 for NHS
GB Railfreight, one of the UK’s leading rail freight operators, has teamed up with model manufacture Hornby Hobbies to make a...

Big Changes in 2020

Passengers, communities and businesses in East Anglia will benefit from big changes happening on our railway.

Trains

169 new trains on Greater Anglia worth £1.4 billion – all trains are being replaced

Stations, tracks, depots

c2c improvement work at Barking, Fenchurch Street, Rainham and Laindon
£40 million depot works at Norwich Crown Point for new train maintenance
c2c´s new ticket machines at every station
New technology to remotely monitor Greater Anglia trains and fix faults earlier, cutting delays

Communities

Greater Anglia will continue to offer space at stations for local events
c2c worked with the BTP and children from Turning Tides, to launch a rail safety book
c2c will continue offering free train tickets to interview for job seekers through local Job Centres, and free travel for two months when they first start

Major upgrade work

£27 million upgrade project delivered by Network Rail to enable eight coach trains to operate between Cambridge and King´s Lynn
Network Rail working to reduce delays by installing new signals on the Wherry line and replacing overhead wiring from Shenfield to Southend Victoria

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People across East Anglia support rail companies’ proposals for change

The rail industry recognise the need for big changes, that's why together we submitted proposals for a radical alternative to the current franchising system to the independently-chaired Williams review looking into the future of Britain's railway. We proposed for a more customer focussed, joined-up and accountable railway.

Find out more about our Big Plan for change