Britain’s last train factory saved by £430m Elizabeth Line order.
As the UK celebrates the 200th anniversary of the world’s first passenger railway from Stockton-on-Tees to Darlington, work has begun on a £430 million order to preserve Britain’s final train manufacturer.
Ten trains are being built at Alstom’s Derby plant to meet demand for the 70 trains already in service on the Elizabeth Line, which is operated by Transport for London.
The plant dates back to 1876 and has had many owners since its privatisation in 1989, with French giant Alstom assuming over in 2021. It is the last plant in Britain capable of producing trains from start to finish.
Others, such as Hitachi’s plant in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, construct trains using mostly foreign-made components.
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Recently, Locomotion No. 1, which carried the first passenger ride in history in 1825, was on display at the Derby site.
‘It’s poetic that one of the world’s oldest locomotives has left for us to welcome the construction of the country’s newest electric train,’ said Andy Butters, managing director of the facility.
Since 2022, the Elizabeth Line has carried more than 600 million passengers, making it the largest railway route in the United Kingdom.
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