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Article: United Kingdom: Boost for Bombardier in fight for Thameslink rail contract.

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November 7, 2009
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TRAIN-MAKER Bombardier is now one of only two firms in the running to win a multi-billion-pound contract after one of its rivals was ruled out. The Department for Transport (DfT) confirmed yesterday that Alstom had been eliminated from the bidding process to build and maintain around 1,100 carriages for the Thameslink project.

Bombardier is now going head-to-head with German firm Siemens Mobility for the deal, thought of as crucial for the UK rail industry. The Derby firm has a gap in its order book which, if not filled, will leave only one of five production lines at Litchurch Lane in operation during 2011.

Thameslink would be ...

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