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The Great Eastern Main Line (GEML, sometimes referred to as the East Anglia Main Line) is a 114.5-mile (184.3 km) major railway line on the British railway system which connects Liverpool Street station in central London with destinations in east London and the East of England, including Shenfield, Chelmsford, Colchester, Ipswich and Norwich.
The Bill for the Norwich & Brandon Railway (N&BR) received Royal Assent on 10 May 1844. The line was to link with an Eastern Counties Railway (ECR) project of a line from Newport in Essex to Brandon in Norfolk. Once complete the line would enable trains to travel from Norwich to London. Work started on the line in 1844.
Liverpool Lime Street – Nottingham – Norwich; From 2003 onwards, the Central Citylink brand name was used by Central Trains to differentiate its long-distance and regional express routes from local services. The brand was used in timetables and publicity to highlight the enhanced service provided on such routes. A map of the Citylink routes
Preserved British Railways Standard 7MT 70013 Oliver Cromwell near Hethersett in 2010, hauling a special train bound for the North Norfolk Railway.. The Breckland line is a secondary railway line in the east of England that links Cambridge in the west to Norwich in the east.
Norwich railway station (formerly Norwich Thorpe) is the northern terminus of the Great Eastern Main Line in the East of England, serving the cathedral city of Norwich, Norfolk. It is 114 miles 77 chains (185.0 km) down the main line (measured via Ipswich) from London Liverpool Street , the western terminus.
In 2015, the train operator introduced DRS Class 37 locomotive-hauled services due to a shortage of rolling stock as the route is not electrified. These ceased following the introduction of the Class 755s in 2019. Some summer Saturday services were extended beyond Norwich from London Liverpool Street, which ran to
On 3 December 1976, at about 16:00, a passenger train collided with a lorry on an unmanned level crossing near Shippea Hill. The train driver, Robert Hitcham, was killed, and eight passengers were injured. [3] Until 1987, there was a daily through train to London Liverpool Street from Norwich and return.
The Mayflower line is a railway branch line in the east of England that links Manningtree, on the Great Eastern Main Line, to Harwich Town.During peak times, many services connect to or from the main line and its London terminus at Liverpool Street.