Derby-based Bombardier beats German rival to £900m train contract

Ninety commuter trains will be built at UK’s oldest manufacturing site in £900m deal hailed as excellent news for economyA £900m train order that once looked destined for Germany has been won by the Bombardier plant in Derby.
A fleet of 90 commuter trains for the South West franchise will be built in Britain, in a boost for the country’s oldest train manufacturing site, one of only two left in the UK.Continue reading...