Industry body warns of rolling stock supply crisis

A new report is warning that train-building centres in Britain such as Alstom in Derby and Hitachi in Newton Aycliffe will run out of work within 12 months from now, putting thousands of jobs at risk. The report from the Railway Industry Association, entitled ‘The UK rolling stock industry ? making 2023 the year of opportunity not crisis,’ warns that ‘the UK will not be able to upgrade or renew trains if the factories and skilled workers are no longer there’.