Anglia Railways
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| Franchise(s): | Anglia Railways 5 January 1997 - 31 March 2004 |
| Main route(s): | Great Eastern Main Line |
| Other route(s): | Norwich-Sheringham Norwich-Great Yarmouth / Lowestoft Norwich-Ely / Cambridge Ipswich-Ely / Cambridge Ely-Peterborough Ipswich-Lowestoft Ipswich-Felixstowe Manningtree-Harwich (Boat Trains) London Crosslink |
| Fleet size: | Unknown |
| Stations called at: | Unknown |
| Parent company: | GB Railways |
Anglia Railways was a British train operating company, owned by GB Railways, which between 5 January 1997 and 31 March 2004 operated mainline trains out of London Liverpool Street station and a number of local rail services in East Anglia. It also introduced a pioneering service outside of the territory inherited with the franchise. The service was called "London Crosslink" and ran from the Great Eastern Main Line via the North London Line to Basingstoke. This service ran from 30 May 2000 to 28 September 2002.
On April 1, 2004 its franchise was transferred to Train Operating Company London Eastern Railway Ltd, which is a subsidiary of the National Express Group. Its services were initially branded 'one' and have since been rebranded as National Express East Anglia.
The decision to transfer the franchise to National Express was controversial, since Anglia was twice awarded "Train Operator of the Year"[1] and also "European Train Operator of Year 2000" [2]. Anglia Railways was very popular with passengers, and its parent company GB Railways, had recently been purchased by First Group, operator of First Great Eastern, who had won the "Train Operator of the Year" award once as well. National Express on the other hand had a reputation for poor service (Central Trains).
[edit] Fleet
| Class | Image | Type | Top speed | Number | Built | |
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| Class 86 |  |
Electric locomotive | 100 | 160 | 15 | 1960s |
| Class 150 Sprinter |  |
Diesel multiple unit | 75 | 120 | 10 | 1985 - 1987 |
| Class 153 Super Sprinter |  |
Diesel multiple unit | 75 | 120 | 7 | 1987 - 1988 |
| Class 170 Turbostar |  |
Diesel multiple unit | 100 | 160 | 12 | 1999 - 2002 |
| Mark 2 coach |  |
Passenger Rolling stock | 100 | 160 | About 115 | 1964 - 1975 |
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DBSO Control Car | 100 | 160 | 13 | 1979 | |
[edit] References
- ^ Rail Professional, Ltd.. HSBC Rail Awards 2003 Review. Retrieved on 2006-11-06.
- ^ Cambridge Network. Top award for rail operator. Retrieved on 2006-12-03.
| Preceded by InterCity As part of British Rail |
Operator of Anglia franchise 1997 - 2004 |
Succeeded by 'one' Greater Anglia franchise |
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