Siemens secures £1.5bn contract to build London tube trains

Posted on 18 Jun 2018 by Jonny Williamson

Transport for London (TfL) confirmed on Friday (15 June) its intention to award Siemens Mobility Limited a contract of around £1.5bn to design and build 94 new generation Tube trains that will transform the experience of millions of Piccadilly line customers.

TfL confirmed its intention to award Siemens a contract of around £1.5bn to design and build 94 tube trains- image courtesy of Siemens. More than 700,000 customers use the Piccadilly line every day. However, the combination of limited fleet size and old signalling technology has restricted TfL’s ability to increase capacity…

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