Class 317, no. 317655 at Cambridge station on 21 July 2005.

'one' is the brand name of London Eastern Railway Ltd. which operates local, suburban and express services from London Liverpool Street in the City of London to East London, Essex and East Anglia, otherwise known as the Greater Anglia network. 'one' is part of the National Express Group. ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 667 KB) BR Class 317/6, no. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 667 KB) BR Class 317/6, no. ... Class 317/1, no. ... Cambridge railway station is a railway station serving the city of Cambridge in Cambridgeshire, England. ... Jump to: navigation, search July 21 is the 202nd day (203rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 163 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2005(MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Liverpool Street station Liverpool Street station, also called London Liverpool Street, is a mainline railway station in the north eastern corner of the City of London, in the heart of the financial district, with entrances on Bishopsgate and Liverpool Street itself. ... The eastern side of the City of London viewed from St. ... East London is the name given to the eastern part of London on the north side of the River Thames. ... Essex is a county in the East of England. ... Norfolk and Suffolk, the core area of East Anglia. ... National Express Group plc is a UK based transport group, operating airport, bus and rail services in the UK, the US, Canada and Australia. ...

The Greater Anglia network was awarded to a single operator as part of a drive to reduce the number of train companies operating to major termini in an effort to improve integration between services and reliability. On April 1, 2004 'one' took over all services formerly operated by Anglia Railways and First Great Eastern, as well as the 'West Anglia' services of WAGN. The company is now the sole passenger operator on the Great Eastern Main Line. April 1, 2004 was an April Fools Day that fell on a Thursday. ... Anglia Railways was a British Train Operating Company, owned by GB Railways, which between January 1997 and March 2004 operated mainline trains out of London Liverpool Street station and a number of local rail services in East Anglia. ... Jump to: navigation, search First Great Eastern was a successful railway company that operated suburban, local and medium distance train services from London Liverpool Street via Romford to Essex and Ipswich. ... wagn is a franchise operator of commuter train services out of London Kings Cross and Moorgate stations. ... The Great Eastern Main Line is the railway line from London Liverpool Street to Ipswich and Norwich. ...

Class 47, no. 47818, at Cambridge on 23 August 2004. This locomotive is owned by Cotswold Rail but hired to 'one'. Over the summer of 2004, it was used extensively to haul diverted passenger trains from London Liverpool St to Norwich, due to engineering works at Ipswich.

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Services

'one' initially used sub-branding to try to slowly integrate the original companies known names, however caused more confusion to passengers rather than simplyfying, as what was supposed to be one company was split into four. This has now been discontinued with all services now simply branded 'one'. The sub-brands were:

• one Anglia — InterCity services to Colchester, Ipswich and Norwich as well as local services in the Suffolk and Norfolk. For further information on local lines see the following links.
  • Bittern Line (Norwich–Cromer–Sheringham)
  • Breckland Line (Norwich-Ely (continuing to Cambridge))
  • East Suffolk Line (Ipswich–Lowestoft)
  • Ely to Peterborough Line (Ely-Peterborough)
  • Felixstowe Branch Line (Ipswich–Felixstowe)
  • Ipswich to Ely Line (Ipswich-Bury St. Edmunds, continuing to Ely/Newmarket-Cambridge)
  • Wherry Lines (Norwich–Great Yarmouth / Lowestoft)

• one Great Eastern — mainline services to Chelmsford, Colchester, Ipswich and Clacton.
  • Mainline 'metro' service to Shenfield
  • Upminster Branch Line (Romford–Upminster)
  • Shenfield to Southend Line (Shenfield-Southend Victoria)
  • Crouch Valley Line (Shenfield–Wickford–Southminster)
  • Braintree Branch Line (Witham–Braintree)
  • Sudbury Branch Line (Marks Tey–Sudbury)
  • Colchester to Clacton Line (Colchester-Clacton or Walton-on-the-Naze)
  • Mayflower Line (Manningtree–Harwich)

• one West Anglia — services to Cambridge, Enfield, Hertford East and Chingford, plus local services from Liverpool Street to Stansted Airport. A new service from Stratford to Stansted Airport is expected to start in December 2005.
  • West Anglia Main Line (London–Harlow–Cambridge/Stansted)
  • Lea Valley Lines (London–Seven Sisters / Tottenham / Chingford / Enfield)

• one Stansted Express — express services between Liverpool Street and Stansted Airport.

Mk 3B DVT no. 82119 in 'one' livery at Norwich station.

Colchester town centre Colchester is an historic town in the north of the English county of Essex, with a population of about 160,000. ... Ipswich is the county town of Suffolk in East Anglia, England, and a local government district on the estuary of the River Orwell. ... Norwich (pronounced variously Norritch or Norridge) is a city in East Anglia, in Eastern England, and the regional administrative centre and county town of Norfolk. ... Suffolk (pronounced suffuk) is a large traditional and administrative county in the East Anglia region of eastern England. ... For alternative meanings see: Norfolk (disambiguation) Norfolk (pronounced NOR-fk) is a low-lying county in East Anglia in the east of southern England. ... The Bittern Line is a railway line from Norwich to Cromer and Sheringham in Norfolk. ... Cromer is a seaside town on the very northern coast of Norfolk, England, with a Victorian pier. ... Sheringham is a seaside town in Norfolk, England, west of Cromer. ... The Breckland Line runs from Cambridge in Cambridgeshire to Norwich in Norfolk, in East Anglia, England. ... There are other places also called Ely. ... The city of Cambridge is an old English university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire. ... The East Suffolk Line is a railway line from Ipswich to Lowestoft in Suffolk. ... Jump to: navigation, search Map sources for Lowestoft at grid reference TM5492 Sunrise at Ness Point, Lowestoft. ... The Ely to Peterborough Line is an important railway line in the United Kingdom, linking the East Anglia to the Midlands. ... Peterborough is a city in the east of England. ... The Felixstowe Branch Line is a railway line from Ipswich to Felixstowe in Suffolk. ... Map sources for Felixstowe at grid reference TM3034 Felixstowe is a North Sea seaport in Suffolk, England. ... The Ipswich to Ely Line is an important railway line linking East Anglia to the Midlands. ... 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Shenfield is a major station on the Great Eastern Main Line from Liverpool Street station in the City of London to places in the East of England. ... The Upminster Branch Line is a 3. ... Romford station is located in Romford, London and is between Chadwell Heath and Gidea Park. ... Upminster station is a London Underground and National Rail station located in Upminster in the London Borough of Havering. ... The Shenfield to Southend (Victoria) Line is a railway line from Shenfield to Southend-on-Sea in Essex. ... Southend-on-Sea is a resort town in Essex, England. ... The Crouch Valley Line is a branch line from Wickford to Southminster in Essex. ... Wickford is a town in the South of the English county of Essex, with a population of more than 30,000. ... The Braintree Branch Line is a branch line from Witham to Braintree in Essex. ... Location within the British Isles. ... Location within the British Isles Arms of the former Braintree and Bocking Urban District Council Braintree is a town of about 30,000 people in the county of Essex, in the south east of England. ... The Sudbury Branch Line is the railway line from Marks Tey to Sudbury. ... Marks Tey is a village in Essex located several miles south of Colchester. ... Map sources for Sudbury at grid reference TL8741 Sudbury is a small, ancient market town in the county of Suffolk, England, on the River Stour, 15 miles from Colchester and 60 miles from London. ... The Colchester to Clacton Line is a railway line linking Colchester to Clacton-on-Sea. ... Location within the British Isles Walton-on-the-Naze is a small town in Essex, England, on the North Sea coast, in the Tendring district. ... The Mayflower Line is a railway line from Manningtree to Harwich in Essex. ... Manningtree is a town in Essex, England, which has merged with the port of Mistley, on the River Stour. ... (This article is about the town in England. ... The city of Cambridge is an old English university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire. ... Enfield Town railway station is in the London Borough of Enfield in north east London, and is in Travelcard Zone 5, on the Enfield Town branch of the Lea Valley Lines. ... Hertford East railway station is one of two stations in Hertford in Hertfordshire, England. ... Chingford is a town in the London Borough of Waltham Forest. ... Liverpool Street station Liverpool Street station, also called London Liverpool Street, is a mainline railway station in the north eastern corner of the City of London, in the heart of the financial district, with entrances on Bishopsgate and Liverpool Street itself. ... Terminal building, designed by Sir Norman Foster Stansted Airport is a medium-sized passenger airport with a single runway, located in the English county of Essex about thirty miles north of London. ... Stratford station is a London Underground and National Rail station at Stratford. ... Jump to: navigation, search December is the twelfth and last month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2005(MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The West Anglia Main Line is one of the two main lines which run from London Liverpool Street, the other being the Great Eastern Main Line. ... Jump to: navigation, search Harlow is a local government district and new town in Essex, United Kingdom. ... The Lea or Lee Valley Lines are three commuter lines and two branches in North East London, so named because they run along the valley of the River Lee (or Lea). ... Seven Sisters Station in Tottenham was named after a group of trees in the locality. ... Tottenham Hale station opened on 15th September 1840 as Tottenham on the Northern & Eastern Railway line from Stratford to Broxbourne. ... Chingford Station stands on the edge of Epping Forest, serving the town and the daytrip destinations in the forest it was intended to conquer. ... Driving Van Trailer (DVT) at Norwich Cropped selection from an original photograph by Amos Wolfe taken 14th May 2004. ... Driving Van Trailer (DVT) at Norwich Cropped selection from an original photograph by Amos Wolfe taken 14th May 2004. ... Norwich railway station A DBSO approaching Norwich station Norwich railway station is a railway station serving the city of Norwich in Norfolk. ...

Rolling stock

The company operates services using a fleet of Class 153, 156 and 170 DMUs for the local lines, with Class 315, 317, 321 and 360 EMUs for the mainline commuter services, and Class 90 locomotives for the intercity services, supplemented with some class 47s leased in association with Cotswold Rail. Class 153, no. ... Class 156, no. ... Class 170/2, no. ... A diesel multiple unit can be: a multiple unit powered by a diesel engine; one or more of these form a passenger train; a combination of diesel powered locomotives operating under the control of one engine-driver, coupled together consecutively, usually at the head end of the train, which further... Class 317/1, no. ... Class 321/3, no. ... Class 360, no. ... A multiple unit is a passenger train whose carriages have their own motors, either diesel (DMUs) or electric (EMUs), and do not need to be hauled by a locomotive. ... Class 90/0, no. ... Class 47, no. ... Class 47, no. ...

Criticism

'one' has recieved intense criticism for its new timetable: Although Lowestoft, Harwich and stations to Peterborough now have a direct service to and from London, the timetable is "padded" to give a false indiciation of performance level. As a result many trains wait so long in stations where they previously used for interchange that passengers might as well change trains. In addition many people use these 3-coach trains trains for a journey on the mainline which has lead to much overcrowding.

Certain stations, most notably Ipswich station recieved as less frequent service than they would have previously. Although 'one' claims that the service was provided better than was neccesary previously due to competetism, this does not seem valid when overcrowding or delays previously less serious occur. The new timetable has lead to more intercity stops to allow for the reduction in Ipswich to London services. This has lead to increased journey time. The front of Ipswich station Ipswich railway station is a railway station serving the town of Ipswich in Suffolk. ...

Secondly, 'one' has been critisised for the condition of some of their rolling stock. The intercity trains use locomotive-hauled Mark 2 or Mark 3 sets. Due to the age, 'one' are gradually replacing the Mark 2 sets with Mark 3 sets, which are undergoing refurbishment. Many of these coaches have not been refurbished and still have faults with air conditioning, doors and lighting. A locomotive is a railway vehicle that provides the motive power for a train, and has no payload capacity of its own; its sole purpose is to move the train along the tracks. ... British Rails second design of carriages was designated Mark 2. ... British Rails third design of carriages was designated Mark 3. ...

The operator has had poor industrial relations since it started operating the franchise, with guards and revenue staff striking over the introduction of new machines, and more recently drivers' union Aslef has banned rest day working.

There is also serious doubt over the TOC's finances, some sources suggest that they are several million pounds in debt, and may have to be 'bailed out' by the Department for Transport in the same way that Connex SouthEastern was a few years ago. In the United Kingdom, the Department for Transport is the government department responsible for the transport network. ... Connex is the brand name of the transport services division of the French-based multinational company Veolia Environnement. ...

Finally the fares have been criticised. These seem to increase with no evidence of improved service. There are also more restrictions to discount tickets, which has caused confusion.

External links

• one railway
• Forum for discussions concerning 'One'