Greater Anglia (2025)
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Main region(s) | East of England Greater London |
| Parent company | DfT Operator |
| Reporting mark | LE |
| Predecessor | Greater Anglia |
| Other | |
| Website | www |
Greater Anglia is a future British train operating company that will take over the services of the operator of the same name from Transport UK Group and Mitsui & Co on 12 October 2025.
History
The national rail contract for East Anglia ran from September 2021 until, at the latest, 20 September 2026.[1] In the lead-up to the 2024 United Kingdom general election, the Labour Party of Keir Starmer committed itself to bring the passenger operations of the British rail network back under state ownership.[2][3] Following its election win, the government introduced the Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Act 2024 that received the royal assent in November 2024.[4][5]
In December 2024, it was announced that the 2021 contract would be terminated after the Department for Transport activated a break clause, with DfT Operator to take over on 12 October 2025.[6][7][8]
References
- ^ "National Rail Contract: East Anglia" (PDF). GOV.UK. 10 September 2021. p. 455. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
- ^ Labour promises rail nationalisation within five years of coming to power The Guardian 25 April 2024
- ^ Labour pledges to renationalise most rail services within five years BBC News 26 April 2024
- ^ Rail nationalisation takes a step closer under Starmer’s first major public reform in Commons victory The Independent 4 September 2024
- ^ Government reveals first three operators to be renationalised after law change Railnews 4 December 2024
- ^ Taylor, Guy (4 December 2024). "South Western Railway, C2C and Greater Anglia to be nationalised in 2025". City AM. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
- ^ Operators to move in-house every three months Rail issue 1024 11 December 2024 page 14
- ^ South Western Railway to return to public ownership Rail Express issue 344 January 2025 page 11
