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- 31/01/2022 - Greater Anglia's new trains improve service punctality and operate to King's Lynn for first time
- 31/08/2021 - Greater Anglia's Class 720 trains carry passengers on the West Anglia line for the first time
- 31/05/2021 - Great Northern stops using Class 365 trains after 25 years
- 28/02/2021 - Govia Thameslink Railway starts five-year modernisation of its Electrostar fleet
- 31/01/2021 - Greater Anglia declassified First-Class seating areas on Great Eastern Main Line commuter trains
- 31/12/2020 - GTR's electrostar trains to be fitted with ETCS for use on East Coast Mainline and potentially other routes
- 31/10/2020 - Greater Anglia modifies Class 720 train order from Bombardier swapping 10-car trains to pairs of five-car units
- 30/09/2020 - Govia Thameslink Railway starts five-year modernisation of its Electrostar fleet
- 31/07/2020 - Greater Anglia's Class 745 trains carry first passengers to Stansted Airport
- 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 - East West Rail to begin a formal rolling stock procurement process in late 2019
- 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
- 31/01/2019 - Greater Anglia starts testing its new Stadler bi-mode trains during the night when no other trains are running
- 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
- 31/03/2018 - Final Thameslink Class 700 train rolls off production line
- 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 - Final Thameslink Class 700 train rolls off production line
- 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 - Greater Anglia's new-look Class 321 Renatus train launched at Liverpool Street station
- 31/12/2016 - Wheel-slide guard to be rolled out onto Greater Anglia's trains to reduce autumn leaf-fall issues
- 30/11/2016 - Campaign success for Railfuture as DfT announces retrofitting of seat-back tables and Wi-Fi to new Class 700 trains
- 31/07/2016 - Driver training begins on GTR's Class 387 trains that will transfer to the Great Northern routes from October 2016
- 30/06/2016 - Improved passenger experience promised through major fleet replacement on Great Northern routes
- 28/12/2015 - Abellio Greater Anglia completes upgrade of electric trains used on West Anglia route
- 28/12/2015 - GTR Great Northern orders 'better' Class 700 variant fleet for Moorgate to Stevenage 'inners' service
- 31/10/2015 - Abellio Greater Anglia plans to refresh a further 26 of its class 321 trains
- 20/08/2015 - Upgraded Class 321 'Renatus' trains to enter service with Abellio Greater Anglia from early 2016
- 31/07/2015 - Abellio Greater Anglia to spend millions to improve its older trains
- 25/02/2015 - Abellio Greater Anglia unveils the first of its upgraded Mark 3 coaches as part of its £12m refurbishment programme
- 25/02/2015 - Rail Engineer magazine takes an in-depth look at Greater Anglia's independently-powered electric multiple unit (IPEMU) train
- 30/09/2014 - Abellio Greater Anglia awards contract to overhaul London-Norwich intercity carriages
- 30/09/2014 - InterCity Express Class 800 trains undergoing testing in Japan
- 31/08/2014 - Govia Thameslink Railway announces how it will shuffle its rolling stock to meet demand
- 31/08/2014 - Greater Anglia's independently-powered electric multiple unit (IPEMU) train now under tests
- 30/04/2014 - GTR's new Class 700 Thameslink trains undergo winter-condition testing in Vienna to ensure they will be reliable
- 28/02/2014 - First Capital Connect's first overhauled Class 365 train enters service
- 29/01/2014 - Public gets its first chance to see what the new Class 700 trains will be like
- 30/12/2013 - Upgraded Greater Anglia Class 321 "demonstrator" train runs in service for passengers to evaluate
- 30/11/2013 - Bombardier Transportation wins contract to undertake enhancements and heavy maintenance to First Capital Connect's Class 365 trains
- 30/11/2013 - Greater Anglia Class 379 Electrostar EMU to run on battery power as well as 25 kV 50 Hz overhead for independently-powered EMU tests
- 31/08/2013 - Government confirms size of order for new trains to be used by Thameslink, Southern, Great Northern train operator
- 31/08/2013 - Greater Anglia Class 379 emu will have batteries fitted for independently-powered test running
- 31/07/2013 - First Capital Connect announces £31m mid-life overhaul Class 365 trains
- 30/04/2013 - Class 321 upgrade completed at Greater Anglia's depot in Clacton
- 30/04/2013 - Greater Anglia London-Norwich loco-hauled Mark III carriages to be overhauled
- 31/01/2013 - Eversholt Rail awards £13 million contract to Railcare to overhaul FCC's Class 365 trains
- 29/09/2012 - Greater Anglia commences £3m upgrade to its rural train fleet
- 29/07/2012 - Government finally signs contract for Inter-City Express Trains with Agility Trains after 40 months as preferred bidder
- 15/11/2011 - Extra carriages to be provided on the Norwich to Liverpool route
- 28/03/2011 - Fen Line Users' Association learns that 'Intercity Express Programme' (IEP) trains will operate to King's Lynn
- 28/03/2011 - Politicians line up to gain positive publicity from NXEA's new Class 379 Stansted trains
- 26/02/2011 - Fen Line stations will not be served by new Thameslink trains
- 28/11/2010 - NXEA WiFi facility on London-Norwich trains on schedule for 2011 start
- 30/10/2010 - National Express East Anglia Class 379 trains previewed to the press
- 26/07/2010 - New Stansted Airport trains are under construction with first unit due for testing in autumn 2010
- 09/04/2009 - National Express East Anglia is delighted as approval give for urgently needed additional trains
- 16/02/2009 - DfT chooses preferred supplier for new Super Express Trains
- 08/12/2008 - DfT issues information to manufacturers about trains required for Thameslink Programme
- 26/10/2008 - National Express East Anglia to fit remote monitoring equipment on inter-city trains to reduce failures in service
- 01/04/2008 - Last National Express East Anglia Class 156 trains refurbished
- 31/01/2008 - DfT's Rolling Stock Plan reveals extra trains for East Anglia operator 'one'
- 30/09/2007 - 'one' railway unveils new simulators for Claas 315 electrics and class 170 diesel trains
- 13/01/2007 - CCTV cameras fitted on 552 'one' train carriages in 2006
- 13/01/2007 - First Capital Connect to improve interiors of trains on Great Northern route
- 13/01/2007 - Regenerative braking to be introduced on 'one's Desiro units
- 19/09/2005 - GNER Mark IV fleet upgrade only weeks away from completion
- 23/01/2004 - First Great Eastern encounters technical problems with new Desiros
- 30/10/2003 - Anglia Railways to replace more Class 86s with newer Class 90 locomotives on mainline services
- 01/10/2003 - FGE's new Class 360 EMUs run non-stop between Ipswich and Liverpool Street
- 17/09/2003 - First Great Eastern's new Class 360 EMUs running in passenger service
- 02/07/2003 - Anglia Railways unveils first of their refurbished Class 153 trains
- 12/06/2003 - Anglia Railways Mark 2 and 3 mainline trains receive new air conditioning
- 04/04/2003 - Anglia Railways commences refurbishment of single-carriage Class 153 Sprinters
- 02/12/2002 - Automatic sanders fitted to WAGN trains
- 04/11/2002 - First Great Eastern show off their new class 360 trains at Siemens' Wildenrath test site in Germany
- 21/09/2002 - Anglia Railways' sister company Hull Trains signs contract to acquire 125mph trains
- 24/06/2002 - Anglia Railways' aging inter-city rolling stock continues to affect passengers
- 15/04/2002 - Anglia Railways to refurbish class 86, 150 and 153 trains
- 07/01/2002 - Anglia Railways' Turbostars to have engines replaced to improve resilience
- 03/10/2001 - WAGN repaint class 317s in new livery
- 06/07/2000 - Anglia Railways' class 86 electric locomotive to be named Sheppard 100
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