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After a week of rain it was nice to see the sun shining for this afternoon’s re-arranged fixture, the first fixture was called off in early December due to a frozen pitch. Ely were forced once more to make changes to their starting XV, it was the visitors that started the brightest pushing Tigers back …
Planning to travel by train over the festive period? Check before you travel! A revised timetable will be running across the Greater Anglia network on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. Passengers should check before they travel to find out about last train times on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve and details of rail …
The Diocese of Ely, which runs 27 primary schools across East Anglia, has been praised by OfSTED for its “wholehearted commitment to improving life chances of children”. Government inspectors have praised the ‘journey of systematic improvement’ at the Diocese of Ely Multi-Academy Trust (DEMAT), saying the quality of education in many of its schools had …
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A new train service will be introduced in 2019, taking passengers from Norwich to Stansted Airport via Ely, Spotted in Ely can reveal. The route, featuring a new fleet of trains and operated by Greater Anglia, will run in addition to the existing service from Birmingham New Street to Stansted Airport, run by CrossCountry. The …
Greater Anglia is hoping to give “leaves on the line” disruption the slip this autumn by fitting special wheel protection on some of its trains. The operator, working together with Network Rail, has fitted special anti-slip “Wheel Slide Protection” (WSP) technology on its class 156 trains, which include services running between Ipswich and Cambridge/Peterborough. WSP …
Train operator hopes to give “leaves on the line” disruption the slip Read More »
Greater Anglia is investigating why train doors were allowed to open on the wrong side, allowing two passengers to disembark, on Tuesday. The incident happened on the 1350 Peterborough to Ipswich service, which calls at Ely. It took place while members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport workers’ union (RMT) were on strike regarding the …
Train doors opened on wrong side during rail strike, Greater Anglia investigating Read More »
A bitter row has broken out between rail bosses and union members over planned strikes next week. The RMT union is planning to strike on Tuesday and Thursday (October 3 and 5), accusing Greater Anglia of failing to ensure the future of train guards across its network, calling it a “clear threat to passenger safety”. …
Greater Anglia says passengers won't be affected if next week's rail strikes go ahead Read More »
Imagine the following scenario: your next train departs in 10 minutes. There’s a massive queue for the ticket machines and the ATM is out of order. You reach inside your pockets only to discover you’ve spent your last tenner. What do you do? Luckily rail passengers now have another option, thanks to a new scheme …
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