Editing Anglia Railways (section)

==Demise==
In 2002, as part of a franchise reorganisation by the [[Strategic Rail Authority]], it was announced that the Anglia Railways franchise would be merged into the [[East Anglia franchise|Greater Anglia franchise]].<ref>{{cite magazine |title= SRA wants fewer London operators to improve capacity | magazine = [[Rail Magazine]] |issue=426 |date= 9 January 2002 |page=5}}</ref> Having missed out on pre-qualifying for the Greater Anglia franchise, [[FirstGroup]] purchased GB Railways in August 2003.<ref>[http://www.firstgroup.com/latest_news/?id=003551 GB Rail Offer Unconditional] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20131004215148/http://www.firstgroup.com/latest_news/?id=003551 |date=2013-10-04 }} FirstGroup 14 August 2003</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title= First Group buys GB for $22million | magazine = [[The Railway Magazine]] |issue=1229 |date= September 2003 |page=10}}</ref>

In December 2003, the Strategic Rail Authority awarded the Greater Anglia franchise to [[National Express]] with the services operated by Anglia Railways transferring to [[National Express East Anglia|One]] on 1 April 2004.<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/1450062/National-Express-wins-rail-franchise.html National Express wins rail franchise] ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' 22 December 2003</ref>