"West Midlands JV awards £680m deal for over 100 new trains"

The RTM has shared the news that "Bombardier Trains and Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (CAF) have been handed a major £680m contract to build 107 diesel and electric trains as part of the new West Midlands franchise.

The new trains will be made up of 413 carriages and provide space for an extra 85,000 passengers travelling on rush hour services between London and Birmingham."

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