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Alstom begins Derby factory closure formalities

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by: Recliner - Sat, 30 Mar 2024 08:57 UTC

Thousands of jobs are to be lost after Alstom gave ministers formal notice
that it will begin mothballing the historic Litchurch Lane train factory in
Derby.

The train maker laid the blame for the closure of what is seen as a
strategic national asset at the door of Mark Harper, the transport
secretary, after ten months of unsuccessful talks to secure new work and
what it said were a string of broken government commitments.

The Derby plant’s sole existing contract to build trains for the HS2
high-speed line, which has already been put back two years to 2026, could
now be diverted to Alstom’s factories in mainland Europe.

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/3bed9a4a-0e49-4008-a8f8-a1a8ecbd1e7b?shareToken=029e752b80b82b97da19f61e4a3547e6

This reminds me of the last closure of a major UK train factory (Washwood
Heath), also by Alstom.

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Alstom begins Derby factory closure formalities	Recliner