UK gets new rolling stock orders but manufacturing is still boom and bust

Chiltern Railways trains at London Marylebone
Chiltern Railways trains at London Marylebone station Image Chiltern Railways media centre

The Railway Industry Association (RIA), the voice of the rail supply community, has welcomed two recent tenders for rolling stock; up to 70 new or refurbished multiple units for passenger operator Chiltern Railways and a larger call for 450 new multiple units for Northern Trains, the largest operator by area covered in England. This comes following a recent RIA report, The UK Rolling Stock Industry: Making 2023 the year of opportunity not crisis, which highlighted the risks to the UK supply chain if orders for new rolling stock were not forthcoming.

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Author: Simon Walton

Simon Walton is UK correspondent for RailTech.com and Railfreight.com

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UK gets new rolling stock orders but manufacturing is still boom and bust | RailTech.com

UK gets new rolling stock orders but manufacturing is still boom and bust

Chiltern Railways trains at London Marylebone
Chiltern Railways trains at London Marylebone station Image Chiltern Railways media centre

The Railway Industry Association (RIA), the voice of the rail supply community, has welcomed two recent tenders for rolling stock; up to 70 new or refurbished multiple units for passenger operator Chiltern Railways and a larger call for 450 new multiple units for Northern Trains, the largest operator by area covered in England. This comes following a recent RIA report, The UK Rolling Stock Industry: Making 2023 the year of opportunity not crisis, which highlighted the risks to the UK supply chain if orders for new rolling stock were not forthcoming.

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Author: Simon Walton

Simon Walton is UK correspondent for RailTech.com and Railfreight.com

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