Alstom to build new battery-electric train fleet
The government says the work will support thousands of jobs across the UK.
The Department for Transport (DfT) has announced that work to create the UK's first battery-electric trains for long-distance main line services will begin in 2028. The 29 new Adessia Stream trains, built at Alstom's Litchurch Lane factory in Derby, are expected to enter service in 2034. The £1 billion investment will support over 350 jobs at Alstom and an additional 6,000 jobs across the UK supply chain.
Prime Minister Andy Burnham highlighted the trains' potential to deliver faster, more reliable journeys and create thousands of British jobs. The trains will run between key destinations in the north, including Liverpool Lime Street and Scarborough, Manchester Airport and Saltburn, and Manchester Piccadilly and Hull.
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