No 10 says 29 new fleet of trains built in Derby will support 6,000 jobs across UK
A new fleet of battery-powered trains will be built to “bring faster, more reliable journeys to the north”, Downing Street has announced.
The 29 new trains, which will be run by TransPennine Express, are set to be built in Alstom’s Litchurch Lane works in Derby from 2028, which the government said will support 350 local jobs, as well as nearly 6,000 across the UK.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/sep/10/new-battery-powered-trains-will-bring-faster-journeys-to-north
Author : Raphael Boyd and Mark Sweney
Publish date : 2026-09-11 07:22:00
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