Transport Secretary Geoff Hoon has denied that a £122 million contract awarded to Bombardier’s train making facility earlier this week was a consolation prize for missing out on the £7.5bn Intercity Express Programme to a group led by its Japanese rival Hitachi in February.
The contract awarded this week is to supply a 120 strong fleet of train carriages for the Stansted Express service. “I recognise that Bombardier had a setback earlier this year and said at the time that other contracts were coming,” said Hoon. “And now that they will build trains for the Stansted Express, they will…
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