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  • Siemens to open train factory in east YorkshireGerman engineering company to invest £200m and create thousands of jobs at new plant in GooleSiemens is planning to invest up to £200m and create hundreds of jobs in a new UK train factory in a show of a faith in the drive to improve Britain’s flagging transport infrastructure.The German engineering company said the new plant would be located in Goole, east Yorkshire, creating up to 700 skilled engineering and manufacturing jobs, and a further 1,700 jobs in the wider UK supply chain. The company said the plant would go ahead “subject to the company’s success in major future ordersâ€, referring ...
  • Death toll reaches 10 as destructive weather batters UKTwo more fatalities recorded on Friday as ‘Beast from the East’ and Storm Emma collideThe UK is counting the cost of extraordinary blizzards that have brought parts of the country to a standstill, leaving death and destruction and bringing misery to tens of thousands of travellers.Forecasters have warned that, as rain begins to fall on snow-covered roads, the potential for ice to form could bring further hazards. A yellow weather warning for ice is in place for much of England until 11am, while snow is still possible for Scotland and north-east England, with a warning in force until midnight. ...

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  • Services disrupted after Storm Emma damages Dawlish sea wallThere are no services running on the line between Exeter and Plymouth following major storm damage to the sea wall at Dawlish, Network Rail has confirmed. While there is no structural damage to either the wall or the railway, visual inspections prompted engineers to cancel any services amid...
  • Network Rail to begin 'crucial' track straightening work on Midland Main LineNetwork Rail engineers are set to complete the first section of a major line speed upgrade in Market Harborough this weekend. The work will see track straightened, allowing trains to travel through the section more quickly and increasing the overall line speed on the Midland Main Line. However...
  • Siemens unveils plans for £200m train factory in East YorkshireSiemens has revealed plans to build a £200m train factory in East Yorkshire aimed at developing and commissioning new rolling stock. The state-of-the-art facility would be developed in Goole, with the company claiming it will create 700 jobs directly and a further 1,700 jobs across the...

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  • Siemens signs lease for British train-building factory Siemens is planning to open a train-building factory in Britain, making an investment of up to £200 million and potentially creating at least 700 jobs. The chosen location is Goole in Yorkshire, where Siemens has signed a long term agreement for the lease of a 27-hectare site. As well as up to 700 ˜skilled engineering and manufacturing™ jobs, another 250 people would be employed during the construction phase. Around 1,700 indirect jobs are also expected to be created in the UK supply chain.

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