Anglia Railways
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| Franchise(s): | Anglia 5 January 1997 - 31 March 2004 |
| Main route(s): | Great Eastern Main Line |
| Other route(s): |
Norwich-Sheringham Norwich-Great Yarmouth / Lowestoft Norwich-Ely / Cambridge Ipswich-Ely / Cambridge Ely-Peterborough Ipswich-Lowestoft Ipswich-Felixstowe Manningtree-Harwich (Boat Trains) London Crosslink |
| Stations called at: | 64 |
| National Rail abbreviation: | AR |
| Parent company: |
GB Railways (1997-2003) FirstGroup (2003-2004) |
| Website: | www.angliarailways.co.uk |
Anglia Railways was a train operating company in England owned by GB Railways and later FirstGroup, that operated the Anglia franchise from January 1997 until March 2004.
The InterCity Anglia franchise was awarded by the Director of Passenger Rail Franchising to GB Railways with the franchise commencing on 5 January 1997. In June 1998, Anglia Railways unveiled a turquoise and white livery. Prior to 1997 the trains were run by British Rail sectors of InterCity, Regional Railways and Network SouthEast. After March 2004 the trains were run by National Express East Anglia.
Anglia Railways operated InterCity services on the Great Eastern Main Line from London Liverpool Street to Harwich International and Norwich. It also operated regional services between Ipswich & Felixstowe, Ipswich & Lowestoft, Ipswich & Ely, Harwich International / Ipswich & Cambridge, Ely & Peterborough, Norwich & Ely, Norwich & Sheringham, Norwich & Great Yarmouth and Norwich & Lowestoft.
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