Alstom to build new Elizabeth Line trains
A lifeline order has been secured for Derby’s Litchurch Lane engineering works. The famous railway works was on the brink of closure. The order book was empty. However,…
Eleventh hour reprieve for Alstom at Derby?
Litchurch Lane. It’s an address that is synonymous with UK train manufacturing. However, the famous railway works in the city of Derby are facing ultimate closure. The order…
Pressure group proposes lifeline to Alstom Derby
The doors have all but locked on the Alstom train assembly plant in Derby. The famous Litchurch Lane Works has run out of work, and faces imminent closure,…
No Christmas cheer at Derby as Alstom UK job losses seem inevitable
Insiders at Alstom in Derby already feared the worst when job losses were announced in mainland Europe. The administrative cutbacks had been hinted at in the run-up to…
UK train factories at risk of closure
With manufacturing jobs threatened and train factories at risk of closure, there have been calls for the UK government to make immediate decisions on the building and upgrading…
UK tech firm Yellow Rail accepts buy out
Derby-based specialist engineering company Yellow Rail is looking forward to expanded capabilities after a corporate acquisition by Portchester Equity, an English investment company with existing links in the…
UK government splashes over fifty million on Network Rail replacement
There has been a predictably critical response to the revelation that the UK government has already spent over fifty million pounds (around 60 million euro) on its plan…
May bank holiday works proceed in Great Britain
In addition to the upcoming coronation of King Charles III on 6 May 2023, and the start of the Eurovision song contest on 7 May 2023, travellers in…
Great British Railways – implications of Derby as HQ
The East Midlands city of Derby has fulfilled the betting predictions. The favourite has been announced as the headquarters of Great British Railways, the future and overarching management…