Bombardier wins Crossrail train contract

Transport for London and the Department for Transport have named Bombardier as the winner of the £1 billion Crossrail train order.

Bombardier’s site in Derby will supply 65 trains and a new maintenance depot at Old Oak Common.

The contract award is subject to a 10 day standstill period.

Announcing the order confirmation, TfL said: “This contract will support 760 UK manufacturing jobs plus 80 apprenticeships. An estimated 74 per cent of contract spend will remain in the UK economy.

“The construction of the maintenance depot at Old Oak Common will see 244 jobs, plus 16 apprenticeships. When fully operational the depot will support 80 jobs to maintain the new fleet of trains.”




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