The threat to Britain’s train building jobs and industry
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THE situation at Alstom train works in Derby is now critical, with all production halted and closure imminent.
Three thousand on-site jobs are to go, and 15,000 more in the supply chain — the end of train making in Britain, a 150-year-old industry and vital for an integrated and green transport and industry strategy.
Derby North MP Amanda Solloway states the government position clearly — the future of the train works is “an Alstom business decision.”
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