Pride travels across the region on Greater Anglia train

The livery, which has been applied to a Stadler-built regional train, includes both the Pride and transgender flags adjacent to the driver’s cab, on both ends and sides of the four-carriage train.

The train primarily operates services both between Ipswich and Felixstowe, Lowestoft, Cambridge, and Peterborough, and between Norwich and Cambridge/Stansted Airport, Great Yarmouth, Lowestoft, and Sheringham.

The livery, launched at a special ceremony at Norwich, also includes the word "Pride," applied beneath the windows of the first and last carriages, in colours supporting the progress flag and representing visibility for marginalised LGBT+ people, as well as the wider values of diversity and inclusion.

Greater Anglia's Pride Train was launched in Norwich. (Image: Greater Anglia)

The unveiling marks the second "Pride train" on Greater Anglia.

Last July a suburban train, which operates on a large number of Greater Anglia routes from London to Essex, Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire, and Suffolk was unveiled at London Liverpool Street in a similar livery.

The addition of the livery to one of the regional bi-mode trains, will mean it will now be seen across most Greater Anglia routes and passing most Greater Anglia stations.

Greater Anglia director Andrew Goodrum said: “This is now the second Greater Anglia train with a Pride livery, meaning this livery will now be seen across the majority of our network, all year round.

“Absolutely everyone is welcome on the railway and this livery is a fitting way of demonstrating that fact for passengers and staff alike.”

Jamie Gooch, who works as a senior conductor and is also a member of the LGBT+ community, said: “I’m so very proud to have witnessed the unveiling of this new Greater Anglia Pride train.

“For Pride-liveried trains to now run across the majority of our network and be particularly visible across rural areas of Suffolk and Norfolk, spreads the message that the railway is here for everybody.”