Great Eastern, WAGN and Anglia now One!

[john]

Ok, now i found this out today from my brother the new name of the 3 mentioned in the title...it is now...One! How very....original! How can a company like National Express come up with a humiliating name as that? It's a bit pathetic really

[Tangy]

Some people have suggested "one" stands for Operated by National Express! The official trading name is London Eastern Railway, which I believe should of been the name adopted on trains and stations as it sounds more professional.

The One livery was designed by the same people who brang us First Group's "Barbie" livery.

[john]

I think the One livery is the same that was on the WAGN services before this contract. There was a train at Ilford depot that was in the all over purple and had white doors with Great Eastern on the sides. There was also a Stanstead in the sidings there but whether their operation has changed to Ilford is something i don't know as Ilford is the main workshops for the South-East network. Quite often c2c, Connex and other companies have their trains their