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Welcome to the East Suffolk Travellers’
Association at Felixstowe |
We are a non-funded voluntary body formed in 1972 to promote
public transport in and around Felixstowe. Membership stands at
just over 400 which gives us a significant voice when making
contact with the local authorities, rail, bus and coach operators
about local services.
For more detail, see About Us.
A separate ESTA campaigns for improved pubic transport along the
route of the East Suffolk rail line between Ipswich and
Lowestoft.
Click Contact
us to view their website.
NEWSFLASH No. 1
The Ipswich to Felixstowe line became part of the East Suffolk
Community Rail Partnership from the start of the winter rail
timetable on Sunday, 9th December. The line will
benefit from the enhanced local marketing and promotional activity
that the partnership has developed. To celebrate the
extended partnership and to promote Suffolk County Council's "Get
on Board" travel initiative, a Class 156 two-carriage local
train features Suffolk's "Get on Board" and the East Suffolk
CRP brand, logos and website addresses. It operates on many routes
in Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex to further promote the East Suffolk
lines partnership.
NEWSFLASH No. 2
On Wednesday, 27th February, 'One' Railway was
renamed 'National Express East Anglia' in a ceremony at Liverpool
Street station. Trains will gradually be repainted
in the new livery. Andrew Chivers, Managing Director of
the National Express group says that the aim of the company's
strategy is to make travel simpler for passengers. It's
not just about a logo or livery, it's about the whole way we
deliver our service. From a single website to a common
uniform to easier ways of buying your ticket, we want to make
travelling with us a more attractive, more convenient
option...... Our investment programme includes:
* New measures to increase even further the punctuality levels
being achieved
* A major refurbishment programme for the Class 321 trains serving
Essex and Suffolk
* A major station upgrade programme covering 13 key stations
* New ticketing systems enabling us to match supply more closely to
demand on our intercity services and so offer more advance purchase
tickets
* A major upgrade for customer information systems to keep
passengers informed
* A new Journeycheck free text service providing automatic
updates about service alterations or
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