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 Greater Anglia Class 720 and Class 755 units side by side atIpswich | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Franchise | East Anglia 12 October 2025 |
| Main regions | East of England Greater London |
| Fleet | |
| Stations called at | 150 |
| Stations operated | 134 |
| Parent company | DfT Operator |
| Headquarters | London |
| Reporting mark | LE |
| Predecessor | Greater Anglia |
| Other | |
| Website | www |
GA Trains Limited,[1] trading asGreater Anglia, is a Britishstate ownedtrain operating company that provides commuter and inter-city services from itsCentral London terminus atLiverpool Street station toEssex,Suffolk,Norfolk and parts ofHertfordshire andCambridgeshire, as well as many regional services throughout theEast of England.
It took over the services of theoperator of the same name fromTransport UK Group andMitsui & Co on 12 October 2025.
In the lead-up to the2024 United Kingdom general election, theLabour Party ofKeir Starmer committed itself to bring the passenger operations of the British rail network back understate ownership.[2][3] Following its election win, the government introduced the Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Act 2024 that received theroyal assent in November 2024.[4][5]
In December 2024, it was announced that Greater Anglia's contract would be terminated after theDepartment for Transport activated abreak clause, withDfT Operator taking over services on 12 October 2025.[6][7][8]
As of October 2025[update], the following services, inherited from Greater Anglia's predecessor, operate during the off-peak period, Monday to Friday:[9]
| Route | tph | Calling at |
|---|---|---|
| London Liverpool Street –Norwich | 2 |
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| Great Eastern Main Line | ||
|---|---|---|
| Route | tph | Calling at |
| London Liverpool Street –Ipswich | 1 |
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| Shenfield–Southend andCrouch Valley lines | ||
| Route | tph | Calling at |
| London Liverpool Street –Southend Victoria | 3 |
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| Wickford –Southminster | 3⁄2 | |
| Braintree branch line | ||
| Route | tph | Calling at |
| London Liverpool Street –Braintree | 1 |
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| Gainsborough line | ||
| Route | tph | Calling at |
| Marks Tey –Sudbury | 1 | |
| Sunshine Coast Line | ||
| Route | tph | Calling at |
| London Liverpool Street –Colchester Town | 1 |
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| London Liverpool Street –Clacton-on-Sea | 1 |
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| Colchester – Colchester Town | 1 | Shuttle service |
| Colchester –Walton-on-the-Naze | 1 |
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| Mayflower line | ||
| Route | tph | Calling at |
| Manningtree –Harwich Town | 1 |
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| West Anglia Main Line | ||
|---|---|---|
| Route | tph | Calling at |
| London Liverpool Street –Cambridge North | 2 |
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| Stratford –Meridian Water | 2 |
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| Stratford – Bishop's Stortford | 2 |
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| Hertford East branch line | ||
| Route | tph | Calling at |
| London Liverpool Street –Hertford East | 2 |
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Greater Anglia operates theStansted Express sub-brandedairport rail link betweenStansted Airport andLondon Liverpool Street.[10] As of May 2025[update], Stansted Express' off-peak services Monday to Friday are:[9]
| Route | tph | Calling at |
|---|---|---|
| London Liverpool Street -Stansted Airport | 4 |
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In October 2025, Greater Anglia inherited the following rolling stock from its predecessor.
| Family | Class | Image | Type | Top speed | Number | Carriages | Routes operated | Built | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mph | km/h | ||||||||
| Shunting locomotive | |||||||||
| 08[11] | N/A | Shunter | 15 | 24 | 3 | N/A | Stock movements | 1952–1962 | |
| Electric multiple units | |||||||||
| Bombardier Aventra | 720/1 |  | EMU | 100 | 161 | 44 | 5 |
| 2018–2021 |
| 720/5 | 89 | ||||||||
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| Stadler FLIRT | 745/0 |  | 10 | 12 | 2018-2020 | ||||
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| 745/1 | 10 | 12 | 2018-2020 | ||||||
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| Bi-mode multiple units | |||||||||
| Stadler FLIRT |  | BMU | 100 | 161 | 14[12] | 3[12] | 2018–2020 | ||
| 24 | 4 | ||||||||
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