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Paul Geater

Eastern Daily Press

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Rail anniversary coming to East Anglia as part of nationwide tour

Rail anniversary coming to East Anglia as part of nationwide tour

A decade ago Ed Crosthwaite was a budding Suffolk journalist - now his career is on track as he organises a very special train.

16.03.2025 5

Eastern Daily Press

Paul Geater

East Anglia needs a rail upgrade for the sake of the whole country

I seem to have spent much of my time over the last few years writing about how vital it is for the rail junctions at Ely and Haughley to be upgraded -...

07.03.2025 3

Norwich Evening News

Paul Geater

Opinion: East Anglia needs a rail upgrade for the sake of the whole country

I seem to have spent much of my time over the last few years writing about how vital it is for the rail junctions at Ely and Haughley to be upgraded -...

07.03.2025 4

Eastern Daily Press

Paul Geater

All party support for major work at Ely and Haughley junctions

Politicians from across the political spectrum in East Anglia have united in a bid to persuade the government to give the green light to junction...

06.03.2025 3

Norwich Evening News

Paul Geater

Why are Ely junction improvements so vital for Norfolk and Suffolk's rail services?

Improving rail bottlenecks at Ely and Haughley have been seen as vital for years - but why will changes here make a huge difference to services across...

06.03.2025 3

Norwich Evening News

Paul Geater

All party support for major work at Ely and Haughley junctions

Politicians from across the political spectrum in East Anglia have united in a bid to persuade the government to give the green light to junction...

06.03.2025 70

Eastern Daily Press

Paul Geater

Why are Ely junction improvements so vital for Norfolk and Suffolk's rail services?

Improving rail bottlenecks at Ely and Haughley have been seen as vital for years - but why will changes here make a huge difference to services across...

06.03.2025 20

Eastern Daily Press

Paul Geater

Don't believe claims that everything is bad on East Anglia's rail services

The news that Greater Anglia is to be one of the first rail firms renationalised next year came as no shock - although I was slightly surprised...

13.12.2024 2

Norwich Evening News

Paul Geater

Opinion: Don't believe claims that everything is bad on East Anglia's rail services

The news that Greater Anglia is to be one of the first rail firms renationalised next year came as no shock - although I was slightly surprised...

13.12.2024 10

Eastern Daily Press

Paul Geater

U-turn means main line to London will be closed over Christmas

Just days after telling passengers there should be few problems reaching London from Ipswich and Norwich over Christmas, Network Rail has decided...

17.10.2024 3

Eastern Daily Press

Paul Geater

U-turn means main line to London will be closed over Christmas

Just days after telling passengers there should be few problems reaching London from Ipswich and Norwich over Christmas, Network Rail has decided...

17.10.2024 2

Norwich Evening News

Paul Geater

Shake-up at the top of Greater Anglia could be prelude to nationalisation

A new boss is set to take over at Greater Anglia trains in a move that some believe could be a prelude to nationalisation.

03.10.2024 6

Eastern Daily Press

Paul Geater

Shake-up at the top of Greater Anglia could be prelude to nationalisation

A new boss is set to take over at Greater Anglia trains in a move that some believe could be a prelude to nationalisation.

03.10.2024 2

Norwich Evening News

Paul Geater

Good news for East Anglian rail passengers planning festive trips to London

The main line from Norfolk and Suffolk to London should be open as usual for most of its route over much of the Christmas season - although...

02.10.2024 2

Norwich Evening News

Paul Geater

Good news for East Anglian rail passengers planning festive trips to London

The main line from Norfolk and Suffolk to London should be open as usual for most of its route over much of the Christmas season - although...

02.10.2024 3

Eastern Daily Press

Paul Geater

Thousands of Greater Anglia passengers set to have fare-dodging fines returned

Nearly 6,000 Greater Anglia passengers fined for travelling without the correct ticket are set to be reimbursed after a court decided the wrong...

15.08.2024 1

Norwich Evening News

Paul Geater

Thousands of Greater Anglia passengers set to have fare-dodging fines returned

Nearly 6,000 Greater Anglia passengers fined for travelling without the correct ticket are set to be reimbursed after a court decided the wrong...

15.08.2024 2

Eastern Daily Press

Paul Geater

Five years on - how Greater Anglia's new trains transformed travel in the region

Five years ago, in July 2019, the first of Greater Anglia's all-new fleet of trains was introduced amid promises of how they would transform the...

31.07.2024 1

Eastern Daily Press

Paul Geater

Radio Orwell founder and Anglia TV legend Katie Glass dies at 71

East Anglian legend Katie Glass - one of the first voices heard on Radio Orwell in 1975 - has died in Norwich at the age of 71.

30.07.2024 3

Eastern Daily Press

Paul Geater

Adrian Ramsay uses maiden speech to continue struggle over Waveney Valley pylons

Green Party co-leader and Waveney MP Adrian Ramsay partly used his maiden speech in the House of Commons to respond to PM Sir Keir Starmer's rebuke...

27.07.2024 1

Eastern Daily Press

Paul Geater