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Bombardier CEO urges UK to think of Derby
May 29th, 2012
TORONTO (Reuters) - Bombardier Inc's bid to supply trains for Crossrail, the project to build a new railway link under central London, is crucial to the future of the British rail industry, the Canadian company's chief executive said on Tuesday. Bombardier's facility in Derby, central England, is the country's last remaining train manufacturing plant, and the company is shortlisted for the Crossrail contract. If Britain wants to keep its local manufacturer, it needs to consider that factor when it evaluates bids, Chief Executive Pierre Beaudoin told reporters outside an event in Toronto. ... (Source: Reuters) -
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