1,000 Derby jobs secured as Bombardier lands £1bn East Anglia deal
Bombardier in Derby has landed a £1bn order to build 660 train carriages in a deal that will secure the jobs of 1,000 people in the city.
Bombardier will manufacture the trains for the new Abellio East Anglia franchise, which will run the East Anglian train service from October 2016.
Des McKeon UK commercial director at Bombardier Transportation said: "We're delighted to be chosen, pending final contract signing, as the preferred supplier for new trains for the East Anglia franchise. We look forward to working with our customer the... You can carry on reading TheBusinessDesk.com for free, but you have reached the maximum number of pages an unregistered user can view. To register for an account, click here or login below...
