Alstom to build new battery-electric train fleet
2 sources·Updated September 10, 2026
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- Guardian World·5h agoNew battery-powered trains will ‘bring faster journeys to north’
No 10 says 29 new trains to be built in Derby will support 350 local jobs, as well as nearly 6,000 across the UK No 10 has announced the construction of a new fleet of battery-powered trains that will “bring faster, more reliable journeys to the north”. The 29 new trains, which…
Read at Guardian World → - BBC Business·5h agoAlstom to build new battery-electric train fleet
The government says the work will support thousands of jobs across the UK.
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