ANGLIA: Greater Anglia Fleet Focus (Part 1)

As part of the TOC Focus Series, we welcome you to Part 1 of the AbellioGreaterAnglia Fleet Focus. Now, we will focus on the Class 153, 156 and 170 DMU stock before moving onto the Short Set and the Class 321/360 mainline units.

Here, we see an Abellio Greater Anglia Class 156 at Bury St Edmunds. I assume this is 402, as there aren't any fleet names on the sides of the saloon.

156402 is one of 9 Class 156 units operated by AGA. They have been passed down from ONE and NXEA days, along with the five Class 153 Bubble/Scud Units. 

Of course we couldn't make an Anglia update post without mentioning the Class 37 hauled set. It still operates on the regular diagram on most weekdays, although it is now currently formed of MK2s 6117, 6046 and 9525 (brake van), and locomotives 37419 and 37422.

Next, from Norwich to Ipswich. 82118 tails a London Liverpool Street bound InterCity set. However, we focus on the IC sets in Part 2! 

360109 is on the neighbouring platform, on Liverpool Street to Ipswich shuttles at the time.

Lewis Brownlow

AGA lease 94 Class 321's, dating from 1988, which operate on routes between Ipswich, Clacton, Walton, Southend, Braintree, Witham, Chelmsford and London Liverpool Street.

The fleet is gradually undergoing an overhaul, both apart of the Renatus and AGA programmes.

Class 360s (a fleet of 18 units) are also found on the Clacton and Ipswich to London routes via Colchester and Chelmsford, and this fleet date from the First Great Eastern Franchise.

Abellio Greater Anglia has been announced as the train operator which has improved the most, to an overall satisfaction rate of 81%.

Part 2 and 3 due soon, regarding InterCity and West Anglia stock! Interiors of the entire fleet are here!  Harry