Editing First Great Eastern (section)

==Demise==
In 2002, as part of a franchise reorganisation by the [[Strategic Rail Authority]], it was announced that the Great Eastern franchise would be merged into the [[East Anglia franchise|Greater Anglia franchise]].<ref>{{cite magazine |title=  | magazine = [[Rail Magazine]] |issue=426 |date= 9 January 2002 |page=4}}</ref>{{Full citation needed|date=May 2023}} In December 2003, the Strategic Rail Authority awarded the Greater Anglia franchise to [[National Express]], and the services operated by First Great Eastern were transferred to [[National Express East Anglia|One]] (later [[National Express East Anglia]]) on 1 April 2004.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/1450062/National-Express-wins-rail-franchise.html |title=National Express wins rail franchise|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|location=London|date=22 December 2003 | url-access = subscription | access-date = 23 May 2023}}</ref>