Rail for Yarmouth Vauxhall sidings. Managing director James Steward said the siding matched ERS' requirement for an East Anglian site to base its rolling stock. Following extensive de-vegetation works, Direct Rail Services 37402 became the first locomotive in 19 years to run into the sidings on 26 May 2020, followed the next day by it delivering five former Abellio Greater Anglia Mark 3 coaches for storage. On 6 July 2020 ERS was authorised a license exemption permitting them to operate trains within the site. Class 08 08762, owned by Eastern Rail Services' sister company RMS Locotec, was delivered by road from Heaton TMD on 16 June 2020 to take up shunting duties on site. Recent developments A campaign was launched in 2010 to bring Great Yarmouth Station up-to-date, called the "Fix Great Yarmouth Station" campaign. The project attracted more than 3,000 pledges of support. During 2012 Great Yarmouth Community Trust, in partnership with Greater Anglia, provided a welcoming and information service at the station for incoming holidaymakers and tourists. This service was operated as 'Welcome Host' and continued in 2013. The service was run on a voluntary basis. In 2017, signalling and track layout changes saw the lifting of the tracks leading into Platform 1, reducing the number of operational platforms at the station to three. In 2018 it was announced that the station would benefit from £710,000 of investment, redeveloping the entrance and surrounding areas, with the work being funded by the New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership's Growth Deal. The project was completed in November 2018. Gallery References External links Berney Arms Online Extensive information on old railways in Great Yarmouth Campaign for improvements to the station Railway stations in Norfolk DfT Category C2 stations Former Great Eastern Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1844 Greater Anglia franchise railway stations Great Yarmouth