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    Carol sainging children from White Notley Primary School. // Credit: Greater Anglia

    Schoolchildren treat passengers on Essex branch line to Christmas carols

    On 10 December, passengers on a Greater Anglia train in Essex were treated to Christmas carols by schoolchildren from White Notley Primary School.
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    Roger Smith 20 December, 2025
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    Passengers on last year's Halloween themed event train

    Halloween and Dinosaur Greater Anglia Trains This Half Term

    During October half term, Greater Anglia and the Essex and South Suffolk Community Rail Partnership (CRP) are offering two specially themed trains.
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    Emma Holden 18 October, 2025
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    Previous work on the Greater Anglia main line. // Credit: Network Rail

    Train services in Essex and Cambridgeshire to be disrupted this Easter

    Parts of the Greater Anglia and c2c networks will be severely affected by engineering work over the Easter bank holiday weekend.
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    Roger Smith 14 March, 2025
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    Previous work on the Greater Anglia main line // Credit: Network Rail

    Weekend Greater Anglia services subject to disruption until early May

    From later this month until early May, weekend services on the Greater Anglia main line and branches to Sudbury and Braintree will be disrupted.
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    Roger Smith 7 March, 2025
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    Latest view of the new Beaulieu Park station. // Credit: Network Rail

    Weekend disruption of Greater Anglia trains because of new station construction

    Services on the Great Eastern Main Line will be disrupted on Sundays until November because of construction work at the new Beaulieu Park station.
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    Roger Smith 3 September, 2024
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    One of Greater Anglia's bi-mode trains passes over Chappel viaduct

    Visit Essex Railway Museum and more this month by rail

    With Easter just around the corner, Greater Anglia are encouraging people to get out and about and enjoy Essex by train this March
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    Chloe White 5 March, 2024
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    Greater Anglia Class 720 train

    Greater Anglia train services affected by strikes today, Friday, 2 February

    Greater Anglia train services will be severely affected by strike action today, 2 February, and action short of a strike until next Tuesday 6 February…
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    Roger Smith 2 February, 2024
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    Greater Anglia services to be disrupted from 29 January to 6 February

    Strikes and an overtime ban by members of the ASLEF union will severely disrupt Greater Anglia services from 29 January to 6 February.
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    Roger Smith 27 January, 2024
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    An insect hotel installed at Rochford rail station.

    Greater Anglia ups green credentials as volunteers add garden spaces

    Volunteer station adopters across the Greater Anglia network increased the area devoted to gardens by 2,000 square metres in 2023.
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    Glyn Mon Hughes 27 January, 2024
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    Liverpool Street / Braintree Assault

    British Transport Police appeal after assault on Greater Anglia train

    British Transport Police officers investigating an assault on a train from London to Braintree last October have released images to help their inquiri…
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    Roger Smith 12 January, 2024
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