Rail services between London, Essex and Cambridgeshire have been brought into government ownership after the third train company was nationalised today.

Greater Anglia has become the latest train operating company to be publicly owned as part of the government plan, which will eventually see the creation of Great British Railways.

The change means services from London Liverpool Street to Essex and Cambridgeshire are now in public hands, although passengers won’t see changes during the transition period.

As well as Greater Anglia, the Department for Transport Operator (DfTO) now runs TransPennine Express, LNER, Northern, Southeastern and South Western Railway, which was renationalised in May. Greater Anglia will soon be joined by West Midlands Trains, which will be nationalised on Februa

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