Alstom welcomes Transport announcements in the Budget
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Commenting on today’s Budget, and the £300 million for Northern Powerhouse rail, Nick Crossfield, Managing Director of Alstom UK & Ireland, said:
“Building on the good framework put in place for passengers by Transport for the North, the Chancellor is right to prioritise further investment for rail in the north.
“Improving the connections between the HS2 line and cities not directly on the route is vital if we are to ensure that it brings benefits to everyone. As a northern focussed business, we welcome this.”
Alstom has been at the heart of the UK’s rail industry for over 100 years, having built around a third of the UK’s rail vehicles and around half of the trains currently running on the London Underground. Today, Alstom employs a growing workforce of 3,200 people at 12 industrial sites in the UK delivering services to operators, signalling equipment and railway infrastructure.
