Siemens officially signs £1.5bn tube train contract for its £200m Goole factory

The deal had to be put on hold after an appeal was lodged to the High Court by rival manufacturers Bombardier, Hitachi and Alstom

Siemens has announced it has officially signed a contract with Transport for London to design and build 94 tube trains at its upcoming factory in Goole.

News of the deal first surfaced earlier this year, but it was put on hold after an appeal was lodged to the High Court by rival manufacturers Bombardier, Hitachi and Alstom.

In early November, it...
source: Hull Daily Mail

2018-11-20 14:11
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