East Anglia Branch News - Snippets Issues for 2023

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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 2023. 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
2023 [hide contents]
369	30/12/2023 Minor news items
368	30/11/2023
	RAIL SERVICES [all issues] Grand Central given permission by ORR to call at Peterborough station twice a day in each direction RAIL ROUTES [all issues] Network Rail rewews track at Shepreth branch junction ready for new Cambridge South station GUIDED BUSWAY [all issues] Fence proposed for Cambridgeshire Guided Busway to prevent further deaths of pedestrians and cyclists
367	30/10/2023
	STATIONS [all issues] Network Rail awards main civils works contract to build the new Cambridge South railway station
366	30/09/2023
	STATIONS [all issues] Diss and Audley end car parks to be reconfigured and made easier to use but no increase in parking spaces Wymondham to have a public subway under the railway tracks close to the station RAIL DEPOTS [all issues] GB Railfreight opens £5.75 million maintenance hub in Peterborough
365	30/08/2023
	RAIL ROUTES [all issues] East West Rail CEO talks to Cambridge Independent about Bedford-Cambridge central section Peterborough powerbox closes as York ROC takes over control of the East Coast Mainline
364	30/07/2023
	RAIL FREIGHT [all issues] New rail freight flow of aggregates from Port of Lowestoft to Whitemoor TRAIN OPERATORS [all issues] Greater Anglia's holds 'Environmental Awareness Event' at Cambridge station GUIDED BUSWAY [all issues] Two people injured after car and bus crash at Cambridgeshre Guided Busway junction
363	30/06/2023
	STATIONS [all issues] Great Northern improves support for disabled passengers at three Fen line stations Government confirms funding for Cambridge South station
362	31/05/2023
	GUIDED BUSWAY [all issues] Intelligent Speed Assistance installed on guided busway following a series of accidents Cambridgeshire County Council criminally prosecuted over busway deaths Cambridgeshire County Council has spent £25m on litigation with BAM Nuttall over busway defects
361	30/04/2023
	STATIONS [all issues] Brandon station eastbound platform re-opened to passengers after building made safe East Suffolk Line stations receive 'Wildlife Friendly' accreditation RAIL ROUTES [all issues] Trackwork in Norfolk and Suffolk cause short-term line closures COMMUNITY RAILWAYS AND PARTNERSHIPS [all issues] Essex and South Suffolk Community Rail Partnership celebrates 25 years of community rail projects
360	31/03/2023
	RAIL ROUTES [all issues] Trackwork in Norfolk and Suffolk cause short-term line closures STATIONS [all issues] Trimley station gets renovated footbridge and new lighting on the platform Project to create western entrance at Peterborough moves forward Brandon station building declared unsafe forcing platform to be closed to passengers TRAIN OPERATORS [all issues] Dutch railway passes ownership of Abellio UK (Greater Anglia's parent) to British management buy-out company ROLLING STOCK [all issues] Last few weeks of Class 321 trains in East Anglia but only for ad hoc use
359	28/02/2023
	STATIONS [all issues] Whittlesford Parkway station building and canopy to be improved PRESERVED RAILWAYS [all issues] North Norfolk Railway replaces critical life-expired pointwork at Weybourne station
358	31/01/2023
	STATIONS [all issues] Peterborough station funding confirmed to create a western entrance

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Snippets news list last updated on 17th September 2025.

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