Relief in Derby as new train order heads for Alstom Relief in Derby as new train order heads for Alstom

Derby City Council has revealed a letter from transport secretary Mark Harper which offers new hope for the Alstom works at Litchurch Lane, where ten trains for the Elizabeth Line are now set to be built, after a proposed order for five had been doubled to ten and ‘approved in principle’. It is hoped that the order for about 90 cars, worth at least £200 million, will secure jobs at the site until Derby starts building Alstom’s new Adessia commuter trains, possibly for export as well as domestic operators.

LNER drivers set to strike, while RMT rejects pay offer LNER drivers set to strike, while RMT rejects pay offer

Drivers belonging to ASLEF are set to strike for 24 hours tomorrow, reducing East Coast intercity services by an estimated 75 per cent. No LNER trains will be running north of Edinburgh. The union is also staging a ban on overtime and rest day working from today until Sunday. The walkout is unconnected with ASLEF’s pay dispute with English operators, and has been caused by what the union described as the ‘company’s persistent failure to comply with existing agreements’. Meanwhile, the RMT has rejected a pay offer for its Network Rail members.

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