One Railway: Data & Information

'One', was the brand name of London Eastern Railway Ltd, part of the National Express Group. The franchise began on 1st April 2004 and was due to run until 5th February 2012. From 1st April 2004 to 26th February 2008 'One' operated local, suburban and express services from Liverpool Street station in the City of London to destinations in the railway franchise known as the Greater Anglia network, stretching from north and east Greater London to Essex, Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Suffolk and Norfolk in East Anglia. It combined the services previously operated by Anglia Railways, First Great Eastern and the West Anglia (WA) division of WAGN (West Anglia Great Northern). The larger franchise was created in order to improve efficiency and reliability as part of a move to reduce the number of train operating companies providing services from a single London terminal. As a result of the new franchise, the number of operators on the Great Eastern Main Line was reduced, with the company operating most services on the line. During February 2008, 'One' was re-branded by its owner National Express as National Express East Anglia to bring it into line with its East Coast franchise.