Passengers using Ipswich rail station can help themselves to free water after train operator Greater Anglia installed a water fountain, as part of a drive to reduce the number of single-use plastic bottles.

As the second Suffolk Day approaches, Greater Anglia has revealed figures showing that over the last five years 15% more people in the county are using their local rail lines.

Punctuality on many Greater Anglia routes was well over 90 per cent during May, latest performance results show.

The best performance was achieved on the routes from Norwich to Lowestoft, with 97.6% of trains on time; Marks Tey to Sudbury, 97.5%; Norwich to Great Yarmouth, 96.5%; Harwich to Manningtree, 95.8% and Norwich to Sheringham, 94.5%.

Essex commuter services from Clacton, Witham, Colchester and Chelmsford to London, also ran well, with 93.9% of trains on time.