German manufacturing giant Siemens has beaten Bombardier to be contracted to build 1,140 train carriages for the cross-London Thameslink route.
The deal in the region of £1.4bn was confirmed more than three years behind schedule, and comes two years after Siemens was chosen ahead of Derby-based Bombardier to supply new rolling stock, resulting in 1,000 job losses. Both the government and Siemens say the contract will create up to 2,000 jobs for in the supply…
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