More trains to be built at new Siemens factory

Siemens Mobility has announced an increase in the number of London Underground trains set to be produced at its new East Yorkshire facility as it enters the final stages of the fit-out.

The factory, which is due to open this spring, is part of the wider rail village where up to £200m is being invested, up to 700 jobs will be created along with 1,700 opportunities in the supply chain.

Up to 80 per cent of the new Piccadilly line Tube trains are now set to be produced, up from the previously announced figure of 50 per cent.

This increase represents a larger pipeline of work on the first project for the factory, extending security for the Goole rail village.

Sambit Banerjee, joint chief executive at Siemens Mobility, said: “For the first time Siemens Mobility will assemble trains here, in Britain. This is a truly exciting milestone not just for us but the industry and local economies as a whole. And the fact that we will be increasing the amount up to 80 per cent of Piccadilly line Tube trains being assembled in Goole is a testament of our manufacturing capabilities.

“We are proud to be assembling these trains here in Yorkshire, which will transform rail travel for commuters and visitors to our great capital city. These next generation of walk-through, air conditioned, energy efficient Tube trains for Britain will be put together right here by the next generation of engineers.”

The first Piccadilly line train has been delivered from Goole’s sister factory in Vienna, and has been undergoing extensive testing by Siemens Mobility’s engineers at our test track and climate chamber in Germany ahead of the first train arriving in London this summer.

Transport for London (TfL) will then carry out further infrastructure testing and integration before the new trains start entering passenger service in London in 2025.

Source: https://www.insidermedia.com/news/yorkshire/more-trains-to-be-built-at-new-siemens-factory

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