East Anglia Branch News - Snippets Issues for 2015

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The East Anglia branch of Railfuture has been producing news 'snippets' since 1999. The aim is to produce concise easy-to-read information, often extracted from long-winded press releases, without the spin.

The following is a list of the news 'Snippets' produced by the East Anglia branch of Railfuture for 2015. They are listed in descending date order. Click on an issue to read the news.

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390	-	Date TBC	-	Issue 390 in progress - read content produced so far
2015 [hide contents]
273	28/12/2015
	RAIL FRANCHISES [all issues] Stagecoach withdraws from partnership with Abellio for Greater Anglia franchise Government announces inquiry into Abellio Greater Anglia's catastrophic failure to run services during leaf-fall deluge STATIONS [all issues] 'The Key' smartcards can now be used at Foxton, Shepreth and Meldreth stations for season ticket journeys Network Rail finally repairs pedestrian gates at Foxton Station level crossing after eight months Rebuilt waiting room on island platform at Ely station opens to passengers Office of Rail and Road releases 2014/15 station usage figures showing significant increases in East Anglia Platforms take shape at new Cambridge North station but s106 agreement is still not signed ROLLING STOCK [all issues] GTR Great Northern orders 'better' Class 700 variant fleet for Moorgate to Stevenage 'inners' service Abellio Greater Anglia completes upgrade of electric trains used on West Anglia route RAIL ROUTES [all issues] Government designates Ely to Peterborough line as Hereward Line Community Rail Service following public consultation Alliance formed to design and build East West Rail phase 2 Railfuture's City Metro proposal for the Cambridge City Deal gets more publicity GUIDED BUSWAY [all issues] Cambridgeshire Country Council announces increase in passengers "using" the Cambridgeshire Guided Busway Cyclists demand changes to dangerous bollards on cycle track parallel Cambridgeshire Guided Busway
272	30/11/2015
	RAIL ROUTES [all issues] Network Rail delays vital Ely North Junction project until at least 2019 Possible long delay of Western Section of East West Rail concerns consortium Lack of trains leads Abellio Greater Anglia to abandon service on Felixstowe and Sudbury branches for fortnight PRESERVED RAILWAYS [all issues] Mid-Norfolk Railway's new carriage caters for passengers with reduced mobility on steam services
271	31/10/2015
	ROLLING STOCK [all issues] Abellio Greater Anglia plans to refresh a further 26 of its class 321 trains STATIONS [all issues] £100,000 improvements promised for Newmarket station Cambridgeshire County Council releases passenger flow study of new Cambridge Science Park station to justify lack of canopies RAIL ROUTES [all issues] Public consultation for Crossrail 2 opens and it could bring benefits to East Anglia PRESERVED RAILWAYS [all issues] Mid-Norfolk Railway used again to service rail-head treatment trains during leaf-fall season
270	30/09/2015
	RAIL FRANCHISES [all issues] Disappointment as DfT publishes unambitious and lacklustre Greater [East] Anglia franchise specification STATIONS [all issues] New expanded cycle storage facilities opened at end of car park at Ely station RAIL ROUTES [all issues] Local MP and MEP call for Ely to Soham railway line doubling plans to be put back on track Region's MPs concerned about possible delays to Ely North Junction upgrading RAIL FREIGHT [all issues] Three more cranes to be erected at Felixstowe docks allows further expansion and more demand for rail freight GUIDED BUSWAY [all issues] Cambridgeshire County Council and BAM Nuttall agree to fund joint investigations into Cambridgeshire Guided Busway defects Van jumping lights at Longstanton crossing collides with bus and damages the Cambridgeshire Guided Busway PRESERVED RAILWAYS [all issues] Mid-Norfolk Railway takes train further north as its Northern Section restoraton continues
269	11/09/2015
	RAIL FRANCHISES [all issues] All three bidders for Greater Anglia Franchise meet the Great Eastern Taskforce in Ipswich RAIL ROUTES [all issues] Canal Tunnels linking Great Northern lines with St Pancras International Low Level tracks open RAIL FREIGHT [all issues] European Union funding refuses £86million towards Felixstowe-to-Nuneaton (F2N) rail upgrade Felixstowe Port expansion sees start of 31st daily freight train GUIDED BUSWAY [all issues] Cambridge News reveals that Cambridgeshire Guided Busway patronage is flat-lining Stagecoach Managing Director claims that busway patronage has not been impacted by introduction of park and ride charge
268	20/08/2015
	STATIONS [all issues] Final planing approval given for new £44m Cambridge North station - construction will begin immediately Abellio Greater Anglia promises extra staff to sell tickets to avoid crazy queues RAIL ROUTES [all issues] Could East West Rail western section be delayed as Network Rail misses GRIP 3 milestone by nine months? RAIL FARES [all issues] Railfuture gets media attention in its response to January 2016 fare increases RAIL FREIGHT [all issues] Three new freight trains a week between Ely and Norwich once Potter Group pellet factory opens ROLLING STOCK [all issues] Upgraded Class 321 'Renatus' trains to enter service with Abellio Greater Anglia from early 2016 GUIDED BUSWAY [all issues] Driver and two passengers injured on Luton-Dunstable guided busway as tyre punctures on bus
267	31/07/2015
	RAIL FREIGHT [all issues] First spoil trains visit Barrington branch at end of June RAIL ROUTES [all issues] New study estimates re-opening Wisbech to March railway line at up to £110 million Railfuture issues press release as short list of two Bedford-Cambridge rail corridors are announced Ely-Peterborough passenger services could be designated 'community rail' ROLLING STOCK [all issues] Abellio Greater Anglia to spend millions to improve its older trains STATIONS [all issues] Cambridge city Council approves two new access routes to the new Cambridge North station PRESERVED RAILWAYS [all issues] Mid-Norfolk Railway commissions signal box at Thuxton to commission to operate passing loop
266	20/06/2015
	RAIL FRANCHISES [all issues] Department for Transport announces short-list of three bidders for the full Greater Anglia franchise STATIONS [all issues] Little visible progress on the new Cambridge North station seems but Railfuture gets a detailed update from Network Rail RAIL ROUTES [all issues] Network Rail confirms that Ely-Soham doubling will mean a six-month closure for the important cross-country freight route Railfuture pays for 15,000 Rail Haverhill leaflets to promote petition to reopen railway RAIL FREIGHT [all issues] Rail freight returns to a siding at Johnston Logistics at Eccles Road on the Ely-Norwich line after a long absence
265	31/05/2015 No major news stories - just brief news
264	30/04/2015
	WEBSITES [all issues] Abellio Greater Anglia to pilot use of money-saving MultiPass mobile app for multiple train journeys
263	31/03/2015
	STATIONS [all issues] New station proposed on Bittern line on outskirts of Norwich
262	25/02/2015
	ROLLING STOCK [all issues] Rail Engineer magazine takes an in-depth look at Greater Anglia's independently-powered electric multiple unit (IPEMU) train Abellio Greater Anglia unveils the first of its upgraded Mark 3 coaches as part of its £12m refurbishment programme
261	31/01/2015
	GUIDED BUSWAY [all issues] Another unwanted vehicle on the Cambridgeshire Guided Busway - this time it's a London cabbie PRESERVED RAILWAYS [all issues] Mid-Norfolk Railway facilitates Transport Safety Awareness Event for the Office of Rail Regulation

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Snippets news list last updated on 17th September 2025.

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