Greater Anglia (2025)

For the current operator, see Greater Anglia.

Greater Anglia

Overview
Main region(s)	East of England Greater London
Parent company	DfT Operator
Reporting mark	LE
Predecessor	Greater Anglia
Other
Website	www.greateranglia.co.uk

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

1. "National Rail Contract: East Anglia" (PDF). GOV.UK. 10 September 2021. p. 455. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
2. Labour promises rail nationalisation within five years of coming to power The Guardian 25 April 2024
3. Labour pledges to renationalise most rail services within five years BBC News 26 April 2024
4. Rail nationalisation takes a step closer under Starmer’s first major public reform in Commons victory The Independent 4 September 2024
5. Government reveals first three operators to be renationalised after law change Railnews 4 December 2024
6. Taylor, Guy (4 December 2024). "South Western Railway, C2C and Greater Anglia to be nationalised in 2025". City AM. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
7. Operators to move in-house every three months Rail issue 1024 11 December 2024 page 14
8. South Western Railway to return to public ownership Rail Express issue 344 January 2025 page 11