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The 68.9 miles (110.9 km) from Ipswich to Liverpool Street was originally covered in 80 minutes, [7] an average speed of 51.5 miles per hour (82.9 km/h). [13] In 1938, the Norwich–Ipswich stage was accelerated, and was now run in 48 minutes, giving an average speed for that stretch of 57.5 miles per hour (92.5 km/h).
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.
Over the years the principal main line services between Norwich and Liverpool Street were routed via Ipswich or Cambridge, generally depending on the quickest journey time available. Before the GER was formed its predecessor the Eastern Counties Railway had a reputation for speed second only to the Great Western and Great Northern Railways ...
For eight weeks in summer 2004, Ipswich tunnel was closed with One running two Norwich to Liverpool Street services via Cambridge with Cotswold Rail Class 47s. [16] In December 2004 new services were introduced from Liverpool Street to Lowestoft (via East Suffolk Line or Norwich), Peterborough, Bury St Edmunds and Cambridge via Ipswich. [17]
East Midlands Railway operates various services between Ely and Norwich, as part of its Liverpool–Norwich route, usually using Class 158 DMUs, although Class 170 DMUs may sometimes be used. CrossCountry operates various services between Cambridge and Ely as part of its Birmingham–Stansted Airport route, usually using Class 170 DMUs.
Greater Anglia (legal name Transport UK East Anglia Limited) [2] is a British train operating company owned as a joint venture by Transport UK Group and Mitsui & Co.It operates the East Anglia franchise, providing the commuter and inter-city services from its central London terminus at London Liverpool Street to Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk and parts of Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire, as well as ...
EMR Regional is a brand used on regional routes, most of which terminate at or pass through Nottingham, including services from Norwich to Liverpool Lime Street and from Crewe to Newark Castle. They run a mixture of Class 158s and 170s with 158s normally confined to the Norwich to Liverpool stretch. [33]
London Liverpool Street – Norwich: 1937–present The Easterling [22] BR: London Liverpool Street – Lowestoft and Yarmouth South Town: 1950 – 1958 The Elizabethan [4] [5] [11] (summer only) BR: London King's Cross – Edinburgh Waverley (non-stop) [ii] 1953 – 1964 Emerald Isle Express [43] London Euston – Llandudno and Holyhead