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 Class 90 atLondon Liverpool Street in 2008 | |||
| Overview | |||
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| Franchises | Greater Anglia 1 April 2004 – 4 February 2012 | ||
| Main region | East of England | ||
| Other regions | London, Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire | ||
| Stations called at | 168 | ||
| Parent company | National Express | ||
| Reporting mark | LE[1] | ||
| Predecessors | |||
| Successor | Greater Anglia | ||
| Other | |||
| Website | www | ||
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National Express East Anglia[2] (NXEA) was atrain operating company in England owned byNational Express that operated theGreater Anglia franchise from April 2004 until February 2012. Originally trading asOne, it was rebranded National Express East Anglia in February 2008. It provided local, suburban and express services fromLondon Liverpool Street to destinations inEssex,Hertfordshire,Cambridgeshire,Suffolk andNorfolk in theEast of England.
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When theBritish Rail services operating out ofLondon Liverpool Street were privatised in January 1997, they were divided up between three train operating companies,Anglia Railways,First Great Eastern andWest Anglia Great Northern.
In December 2001, theStrategic Rail Authority announced it planned to combine all of the services operating out of London Liverpool Street into oneGreater Anglia franchise.[3][full citation needed][4]
In April 2003, the Strategic Rail Authority announcedArriva,GB Railways andNational Express had been shortlisted to bid for the new franchise.[5] In December 2003, the franchise was awarded to National Express with all the services operated by Anglia Railways and First Great Eastern along with those out of London Liverpool Street by West Anglia Great Northern, transferring to One on 1 April 2004.[6][7] The franchise was to run until March 2011, with provision for a three-year extension if performance targets were met.
The area names from the former franchises were initially retained as sub-brands by the new franchise,One Anglia,One Great Eastern andOne West Anglia, however other thanStansted Express all services were soon branded as justOne, reflecting the union of the three smaller franchises into one single franchise. This led to passenger confusion as they were unable to establish if announcements were for the 07:20One service, or the 07:21 service resulting in the company's name being omitted from announcements.[8][full citation needed]
In February 2008, as part of a group wide rebranding exercise, the franchise was redesignated again. This time it became National Express East Anglia.[9][10]
In November 2009, theDepartment for Transport announced National Express would not be granted the three-year extension that it had met the criteria for, because of it defaulting on theNational Express East Coast franchise.[11][12]
Following a change of government at the2010 General Election, the Department for Transport announced all refranchising would be put on hold while a review was conducted into the franchising process.[13][14] As a result, National Express were granted an initial extension until October 2011, followed by another until February 2012.[15]
After February 2012 the trains were run byGreater Anglia a subsidiary ofNederlandse Spoorwegen.
In addition to its domestic services, the company was also a partner withStena Line andNederlandse Spoorwegen in theDutchflyer service. Most of the London services useLiverpool Street as their terminus.
For eight weeks in summer 2004, Ipswich tunnel was closed withOne running two Norwich to Liverpool Street services via Cambridge withCotswold RailClass 47s.[16]
In December 2004 new services were introduced from Liverpool Street toLowestoft (via East Suffolk Line or Norwich),Peterborough,Bury St Edmunds andCambridge viaIpswich.[17] However, in December 2010 these services were withdrawn.[18]
The Liverpool Street toHarwich InternationalBoat Trains used to be operated byClass 86s andMark 2s, however EMUs took over the service.[19][full citation needed]
One inherited a fleet ofClass 86,Mark 2 carriages,Driving Brake Standard Opens,Class 150,Class 153 andClass 170Turbostar,Class 312,Class 315,Class 317,Class 321 andClass 360s fromAnglia Railways,First Great Eastern andWest Anglia Great Northern.
A franchise commitment was the replacement of the Class 86s and Mark 2 carriages withClass 90s andMark 3 carriages that were being replaced byVirgin Trains with theClass 390Pendolino. Initially the Mark 3s entered service in the same run-down condition in which they had left Virgin, before all were overhauled atBombardier Transportation'sDerby Litchurch Lane Works. The last Class 86s and Mark 2 carriages were withdrawn in late 2006.
In 2005, the Class 150s were exchanged with nineClass 156s fromCentral Trains. In 2009, National Express East Anglia received 17 Class 321s transferred fromLondon Midland.
Another franchise commitment was the procurement of new stock for theStansted Express service. This resulted in 30 four-carriageClass 379Electrostars being ordered; the first entered service in March 2011.[20]
AClass 47 was hired fromCotswold Rail for use on rescue duties and to haul the initial weekday and later Summer Saturday only services from Norwich to Great Yarmouth. After Cotswold ceased trading in 2009,Direct Rail Services Class 47s were hired.DB Schenker often providedClass 90s to cover for unavailability of One's fleet.
| Class | Image | Type | Top speed | Number | Built | Withdrawn | Inherited from | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mph | km/h | |||||||
| 47 |  | Diesel locomotive | 95 | 153 | Hired from Cotswold Rail | 1962–1968 | 2009[a] | N/A |
| 86 |  | Electric locomotive | 100 | 161 | 15 | 1965–1966 | 2005 | Anglia Railways |
| 150/2Sprinter |  | DMU | 75 | 121 | 10 | 1984–1987 | 2005[b] | |
| 153Super Sprinter |  | 75 | 121 | 7 | 1987–1988 | 2 in 2005[b] | ||
| 170/2Turbostar |  | 100 | 161 | 12 | 1999–2002 | N/A | ||
| 312 |  | EMU | 90 | 145 | 3 | 1975–1978 | 2004[c] | First Great Eastern |
| 315 |  | 75 | 121 | 61 | 1980–1981 | N/A | First Great Eastern &WAGN | |
| 317/1 |  | 100 | 161 | 27 | 1981–1982 | 2006[d] | WAGN | |
| 317/6 |  | 100 | 161 | 24 | 1985–1987 | N/A | ||
| 317/7 |  | 100 | 161 | 9 | 1981–1982 | 2012[e] | ||
| 321 |  | 100 | 161 | 77 | 1988–1990 | N/A | First Great Eastern | |
| 360/1Desiro |  | 100 | 161 | 21 | 2002–2003 | N/A | ||
| Mark 2 carriage |  | Passenger carriage | 100 | 161 | 115 | 1964–1975 | 2005 | Anglia Railways |
 | DBSO | 100 | 161 | 13 | 1979–1986 | 2006 | ||
Class 315:
Class 321:
Class 360:
Class 379:
Infrastructure problems have affected performance. According to Network Rail, the main problems have been track-circuit failures, broken rails, track faults, points failures and overhead line equipment (OLE) failures.[21] Network Rail, which is responsible for the infrastructure, intended to improve performance by work carried out during a planned closure of London Liverpool Street station over Christmas and New Year 2007/8. This allowed much of theouter London overhead line equipment to be replaced by modern, self-tensioning lines.[21] The work was carried out, but overran at short notice by some 24 hours, causing ridicule in the national press.[22]
Detailed figures (from the January edition ofModern Railways) of the miles covered per 5-minute delay for the year ending October 2009 showed that the most reliable trains in the fleet were again the Class 360 Desiros (mainly Clacton-on-Sea to London Liverpool Street), which achieved over 38,000 miles per five-minute delay. The 'workhorse' Class 321s by comparison returned some 21,500 miles per five-minute delay, while the 'Inter-City' Class 90 locomotive-hauled Norwich - Liverpool Street trains came in at some 14,000 miles per five-minute delay - this last figure being a 35% improvement on last year's 10,400. The Class 90 locomotives won the Silver Spanner award for InterCity rolling stock at the Annual National Rail Awards 2009.
In March 2011, the Department for Transport announcedAbellio,Go-Ahead, andStagecoach had been shortlisted to bid for the newGreater Anglia franchise.[23] In October 2011, the new franchise was awarded toAbellio with the services operated by National Express East Anglia transferring toGreater Anglia on 5 February 2012.[24][25]
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| Preceded by Anglia Railways InterCity Anglia franchise | Operator ofGreater Anglia franchise 2004 – 2012 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by First Great Eastern Great Eastern franchise | ||
| Preceded by West Anglia Great Northern West Anglia Great Northern franchise |
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