TfL orders 10 more Elizabeth line trains – saving Alstom’s Derby factory

Transport for London (TfL) is getting ten more Elizabeth line trains, after a £370 million contract was signed that will also save Alstom’s Derby factory from closure.Alstom’s Derby factory, where the Elizabeth line trains were made (at the time Bombardier), has an order book gap, which means that without a modest order for some more trains soon, it might have had to close the factory entirely and shift future orders to overseas locations.
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