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:	64
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.

Anglia Railways' Crown Point Depot. A Class 150 and steam locomotive can be seen.

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, its parent company GB Railways, was 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).

Fleet

Class	Image	Type	Top speed		Number	Built
			mph	km/h
Class 47		Diesel locomotive	100	160	1	1963-1968
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
		DBSO Control Car	100	160	13	1979

References

1. ^ Rail Professional, Ltd.. "HSBC Rail Awards 2003 Review". Retrieved on 2006-11-06.
2. ^ Cambridge Network. "Top award for rail operator". Retrieved on 2006-12-03.

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