Martin Beable has become the new Managing Director of Greater Anglia (GA) today. Returning to GA from Transport UK, where he has served as the New Trains and Fleet Director since October 2023, Martin brings a wealth of experience. He previously spent nearly five years as GA’s Engineering Director, overseeing the full fleet replacement programme and enhancing GA’s performance.
During his tenure, he led significant upgrades for key train maintenance depots at Ilford and Norwich Crown Point, and established excellent commercial relationships with suppliers. These efforts contributed to the smooth introduction of a complete fleet of new trains and the industry-leading performance GA has achieved in recent years.
Commenting on his return to GA as MD, Martin Beable said: “I am delighted to be returning to Greater Anglia as its new Managing Director. With new trains right across our network and industry-leading punctuality”
“We are well placed to keep on improving rail services for customers and communities throughout our region.”
"Everyone at GA is committed to delivering the best possible service, day in, day out, and I am passionate about the role the railway plays in ensuring East Anglia is a successful and sustainable place to live and work.”
Over the past decade, Greater Anglia has undergone a major transformation, becoming the best train operator in the UK. GA has introduced new trains on all its routes and services in one of the largest train replacement projects of the last 30 years, achieving the highest punctuality levels on the entire UK network since April 2023.
Additionally, GA has been one of the top performers on the network since April 2020, delivering improvements to stations, ticketing, journey times, timetables, and customer satisfaction, alongside a strong recovery in passenger numbers.
Martin succeeds Jamie Burles, who is now bound in due course for a new role at Network Rail's Eastern Region.
Jamie Burles said: “I am proud to have been part of a great team at Greater Anglia which has delivered a transformation in train services in our region over the past decade. We made a commitment to a positive step change in service quality, with new trains and better performance, and we have fulfilled that pledge.
"I am sure Martin Beable will maintain that cycle of continuous improvement, to provide even better services for passengers.
"I’d like to thank everyone at Greater Anglia and all the partners and stakeholders who I’ve worked with, who have helped us make GA a top performing train company”.
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