Transport company, Abellio, has announced that Bombardier Trains and Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles have been selected to manufacture 107 trains for the next West Midlands franchise.
The new trains will provide space for an extra 85,000 passengers on rush hour services into Birmingham and London. These trains will be made up of 413 carriages and cost £680m; part of the near £1bn investment into the franchise that Abellio, JR East and Mitsui will be overseeing in the…
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