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- COVID-19 PANDEMIC
- 31/01/2021 - Greater Anglia reduces its service to about 72% of normal as new national 'Lockdown' is introduced
- 31/10/2020 - Greater Anglia cuts early evening inter-city on-board catering to abide by government 22:00 hospitality closure rules
- ON-BOARD CATERING
- PURCHASING TICKETS
- 28/02/2021 - Greater Anglia upgrades ticket office software to process ticket changes and refunds more quickly
- 30/11/2019 - Greater Anglia rolls out its smartphone app 'Remote Ticket Download' facility to iPhones
- 31/10/2019 - Rail Delivery Group co-ordinates industry-wide 'Smart Week' campaign to increase take up of smart cards
- 31/08/2019 - Greater Anglia allows passengers to top-up smart cards by touching it against their smartphone
- RAIL AWARDS
- RAIL DEPOTS
- 30/06/2021 - New bogie drop commissted at Crown Point depot in Norwich
- 31/12/2020 - Greater Anglia finally has ability to wash its Class 755 bi-mode trains properly
- RAIL FRANCHISES
- 31/01/2019 - Samaritans receives Delay Repay donations from Greater Anglia passengers thanks to Railfuture suggestion
- 31/08/2017 - Greater Anglia now supports M-Tickets between any two of its stations
- 28/02/2017 - Greater Anglia Customer Services Manager tells ESTA of its plans for the new nine-year franchise
- 28/12/2015 - Government announces inquiry into Abellio Greater Anglia's catastrophic failure to run services during leaf-fall deluge
- 01/03/2013 - First Capital Connect unhappy with Which? report into passenger satisfaction
- 18/02/2012 - Abellio's Greater Anglia TOC takes over from National Express East Anglia
- 15/11/2011 - East Anglia's railway returns to state ownership after 15 years - but this time is Dutch State Railways!
- 31/01/2011 - Government launches invitation to tender for interim Greater [East] Anglia franchise to last until 2013
- RAIL INVESTMENT
- RAIL PUNCTUALITY
- 31/03/2020 - Greater Anglia's managing director pledges to make more trains run on time
- 31/03/2020 - Quartz software tool enables Greater Anglia's to reduce train delays by identifying on station dwell times
- 29/02/2020 - Impressive performance figures on Bittern Line after dreadful month caused by signalling problems
- RAIL ROUTES
- 28/02/2021 - Greater Anglia works with mobile operator to increase 4G signal along its routes
- 31/03/2019 - Greater Anglia install free Wi-Fi on all trains to London Liverpool Street
- 31/03/2019 - Greater Anglia's "Norwich in 90" service to start in May 2019
- 31/08/2017 - Greater Anglia improves train information for passengers by introducing route-specific Twitter feeds
- 30/11/2015 - Lack of trains leads Abellio Greater Anglia to abandon service on Felixstowe and Sudbury branches for fortnight
- RAIL SERVICES
- RAIL STAFF
- 30/11/2019 - Greater Anglia frontline staff become the first to receive accessibility awareness training
- 30/11/2019 - Office staff to assist at Greater Anglia stations when busy periods see frontline staff overwhelmed
- 30/11/2018 - Greater Anglia puts Land Sheriffs on its trains and at stations
- RAIL TIMETABLES
- ROLLING STOCK
- 31/01/2022 - Greater Anglia's new trains improve service punctality and operate to King's Lynn for first time
- 31/01/2021 - Greater Anglia declassified First-Class seating areas on Great Eastern Main Line commuter trains
- 31/10/2020 - Greater Anglia modifies Class 720 train order from Bombardier swapping 10-car trains to pairs of five-car units
- 30/04/2020 - Greater Anglia upgrades Wi-Fi speeds on its Class 755 bi-mode trains
- 31/03/2020 - Greater Anglia first Class 720 Aventra test train reaches Liverpool Street but not carrying passengers yet
- 31/01/2020 - Greater Anglia Bombardier Class 720 trains commence safety and performance tests in East Anglia
- 31/01/2020 - Greater Anglia rolls out Stadler Class 755 trains onto final routes
- 31/01/2020 - Greater Anglia's first Stadler Class 745 Intercity train runs in passenger service between Norwich and London
- 30/11/2019 - Greater Anglia rolls out Stadler Class 755 trains on rural lines but level crossing incident occurs on Bittern line
- 30/09/2019 - Greater Anglia holds event to officially launch its new Class 755 bi-mode trains
- 31/08/2019 - Greater Anglia's new bi-mode trains are rolled out to the Norwich-Cambridge route
- 31/07/2019 - Greater Anglia ramps up publicity for its new trains as first train finally carries paying passengers
- 30/06/2019 - Greater Anglia aims to improve service performance with new technology that detects train damage earlier
- 28/02/2019 - First of Greater Anglia's 12-car Stadler electric trains arrives at Norwich Crown Point depot
- 28/02/2019 - Greater Anglia's wins award for improving reliability of its Class 156 diesel trains
- 31/12/2018 - Greater Anglia hires roaming train cleaners to keep trains looking fresh and presentable
- 31/12/2018 - Greater Anglia promises to reduce overcrowding by 2020 after introducing new trains and abolishing first class
- 30/11/2018 - Another Greater Anglia awards for fitting new anti-wheelslip equipment to its BR-era trains used on rural lines
- 30/11/2018 - First of Greater Anglia's brand-new Swiss-made FLIRT trains arrives at Norwich
- 30/11/2018 - Greater Anglia wins 'Golden Spanner' awards for its intercity and Stansted Express services
- 30/09/2018 - Reporter looks at first completed Greater Anglia Aventra train at Bombardier factory in Derby
- 31/08/2018 - Greater Anglia takes disabled rail passengers to Switzerland to examine new trains
- 31/07/2018 - Greater Anglia undertakes reliability overhaul for its entire Class 317 trains prior to new fleet entering service
- 31/05/2018 - Greater Anglia's first new Swiss-built train begins testing
- 30/04/2018 - Greater Anglia's modifies its Norwich Crown Point Depot ready for new Swiss-built trains
- 30/04/2018 - Greater Anglia's provides free WiFi on commuter trains between East Anglia and London
- 28/02/2018 - Assembly of Greater Anglia's new Aventra trains about to start in Derby
- 30/11/2017 - Final Thameslink Class 700 train rolls off production line
- 31/10/2017 - Greater Anglia trains will have wheel slide protection to cope with the autumn leaf-fall-season
- 30/09/2017 - Greater Anglia to replace all toilers on its Great Eastern commuter trains
- 30/09/2017 - Refurbishment of Greater Anglia Class 321s trains have been completed
- 31/07/2017 - Final Thameslink Class 700 train rolls off production line
- 30/06/2017 - Greater Anglia reveals mock-ups of its new trains to be built by Stadler in Bussnang in Switzerland
- 31/03/2017 - Greater Anglia's Class 170 trains to be ugraded and refurbished prior to being replaced by new trains
- 28/02/2017 - Greater Anglia's Class 321 and Class 317 electric trains to undergo a significant programme of refurbishment
- 31/12/2016 - Wheel-slide guard to be rolled out onto Greater Anglia's trains to reduce autumn leaf-fall issues
- 28/12/2015 - Abellio Greater Anglia completes upgrade of electric trains used on West Anglia route
- 31/10/2015 - Abellio Greater Anglia plans to refresh a further 26 of its class 321 trains
- 25/02/2015 - Abellio Greater Anglia unveils the first of its upgraded Mark 3 coaches as part of its £12m refurbishment programme
- 30/12/2013 - Upgraded Greater Anglia Class 321 "demonstrator" train runs in service for passengers to evaluate
- 31/08/2013 - Greater Anglia Class 379 emu will have batteries fitted for independently-powered test running
- STATIONS
- 31/12/2021 - Air quality at five East Anglia railway stations to be monitored
- 30/09/2021 - Greater Anglia stations introduce flexi-season car parking charges
- 30/06/2021 - Protests against Greater Anglia plans to demolish Salhouse station building
- 30/11/2020 - Many Greater Anglia stations awarded "Safe and Secure" status
- 31/08/2020 - Greater Anglia switches to PayByPhone for cashless car parking
- 30/04/2020 - Greater Anglia temporarily closes ticket offices because of COVID-19
- 29/02/2020 - Usage of Greater Anglia's water fountains at main stations has been very popular with travellers
- 30/09/2019 - Greater Anglia introduces real-time station car park occupancy information to travellers
- 31/07/2019 - Greater Anglia's "frantic search behind the sofa for pennies" to balance the books
- 28/02/2019 - Greater Anglia is improving cycle parking security at 13 stations
- 28/02/2019 - Sheringham station platform to be completely rebuilt to be doubled in length and meet modern standards
- 31/08/2018 - Greater Anglia installs LED lighting at stations for passenger and environmental benefits
- 31/05/2018 - Greater Anglia installs new seat benches at stations across East Anglia
- 30/04/2018 - Greater Anglia is installing more than a thousand modern Customer Information Screens
- 31/01/2018 - Greater Anglia offers station buildings for community use
- 31/12/2017 - Greater Anglia to close seven ticket offices with very low sales and install hi-tech ticket machines instead
- 31/12/2017 - Greater Anglia to create additional cycle parking at stations along with improved lighting
- 30/09/2017 - Platform extensions at Foxton and Shepreth stations nearly ready for use in December 2017
- 20/08/2015 - Abellio Greater Anglia promises extra staff to sell tickets to avoid crazy queues
- 29/10/2012 - Long list of winners for the Greater Anglia Station Adopter Awards
- 17/12/2011 - Cyclists at Cambridge station are hoping that new franchisee will improve cycle parking provision
- TRAIN OPERATORS
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