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New battery-powered trains to ‘bring faster journeys to the north’
UK NewsPoliticsBusinessSeptember 11, 2026 at 8:22 AMNational

New battery-powered trains to ‘bring faster journeys to the north’

By Raphael Boyd and Mark SweneyThe Guardian - UK News

No 10 says new fleet of trains built in Derby will support 6,000 jobs across UKA fleet of battery-powered trains is to be built to “bring faster, more reliable journeys to the north”, Downing Street has announced.The 29 trains, which will be run by TransPennine Express, will be built at Alstom’s Litchurch Lane works in Derby from 2028, supporting 350 local jobs, and nearly 6,000 across the UK, according to the government. Continue reading...

No 10 says new fleet of trains built in Derby will support 6,000 jobs across UK

A fleet of battery-powered trains is to be built to “bring faster, more reliable journeys to the north”, Downing Street has announced.

The 29 trains, which will be run by TransPennine Express, will be built at Alstom’s Litchurch Lane works in Derby from 2028, supporting 350 local jobs, and nearly 6,000 across the UK, according to the government.

Continue reading...

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