"The Elizabeth line currently has 70 trains, and last June, the government agreed to buy an additional ten trains at a cost of £370 million. That was in part because the Elizabeth line needs them to cope with current and future demand, especially when HS2 opens. However, it also provided a vital lifeline to the Alstom factory in Derby, where the trains are made, saving a lot of jobs in Derby and across its supply chain."
"The contract includes new trains, which are funded by £220.5 million from the Department for Transport. TfL then covers the maintenance costs and has signed a contract for them up to 2046, bringing the total contract value to £370 million. And the new trains are being built where the previous 70 were - at Alstom's factory in Derby. The Derby factory is also where thousands of people recently visited for the Greatest Gathering."
"One thing that is obvious when explained, but as a soundbite sounds very odd, is that they start building the train upside down. The floor and ceiling plates need all their electrics and equipment fitted, and it's much easier to do that by looking down than looking up. So the huge carriage-length welded sheets are rotated so the bottom side is facing up for the fitting work, then rotated back the right way r"
On 11 September the Elizabeth line carried over one million passenger journeys in a single day. The Elizabeth line currently operates 70 trains and the government agreed to buy ten additional trains for £370 million to meet current and future demand, including HS2. The procurement provided a vital lifeline to Alstom's factory in Derby and preserved jobs across its supply chain. The contract is funded with £220.5 million from the Department for Transport and TfL covers maintenance under a contract to 2046. Construction is underway at Alstom's Derby plant, where welders assemble carriage sections, apply purple cladding, and assemble trains starting with upside-down fitting of electrics before rotation.
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