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Title: Alstom to stop train manufacture in Derby Post by: stuving on November 16, 2023, 13:31:25 From RailNews (https://www.railnews.co.uk/news/2023/11/16-alstom-set-to-end-train.html):
Quote Alstom set to end train production in Derby Alstom has warned Derby City Council that it intends to end the building of trains in the city. The news follows fears that more than 1300 workers, or two-thirds of the employees, were set to lose their jobs because of a lack of new orders. It has now emerged that Alstom is planning to go further by ceasing to build rolling stock at Litchurch Lane, bringing to an end a tradition in Derby which goes back to 1840. The decision raises a question mark over where Alstom will now play its part in building trains for HS2, in conjunction with Hitachi. Derby Council leader Baggy Shanker said: ‘We've been informed by Alstom this morning that after months of talks with Government, they must now plan to end the production of rolling stock within the city and will be starting a redundancy consultation affecting Derby manufacturing staff, coinciding with the end of current projects... Title: Re: Alstom to stop train manufacture in Derby Post by: eightonedee on November 16, 2023, 15:20:05 That'll be two historic rolling stock factories Alstom have closed in the UK. Metro Cam was closed under their ownership too.
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