Good news from the Shire this morning!
The great and the good are gathering in Derby for an announcement about an order for 750 new 'Aventura' vehicles for the London and South Western franchise, worth £895m
This from First Group:
PRESS CALL: Announcement of South Western rail franchise rolling stock procurement
FirstGroup and MTR will take over the South Western rail franchise from 20 June 2017. This is an opportunity to find out more about the new rolling stock being planned for the new franchise, with new trains to be built in the UK and introduced into service from mid-2019.
Members of the reality based community will of course realise that the new franchise is due to start on the 20th August, rather than June.
No matter.
Regular readers of Eye will recognise today's announcement from this, posted back in April...
Meanwhile here is a tip for other rolling stock manufacturers without a UK footprint:
You've got to be in it, to win it!
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