The 5 bidders for HS2 train order reveal their designs [Rail Engineer]





Date: 11/06/2019

Five organisations are bidding for a contract to design, manufacture and maintain the trains for the first phase of HS2. The original list was Alstom, Bombardier, Hitachi, Siemens and Talgo. When Bombardier and Hitachi decided to make a joint bid, CAF was added to the list to maintain five bidders.


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27/02/2011Councils oppose high speed rail route [LocalGovUK]
23/01/2011Channel tunnel row threatens to derail high speed London - Frankfurt link [Guardian]
09/12/2010First new 11-car Pendolino arrives in Britain [Rail Engineer]
29/10/2010Testing times [Rail-News]
11/09/2010DB/Siemens clash on train costs [Reuters]
08/06/2010Hitachi shares hit by doubts over UK train deal [The Times]
26/02/2010U.K. Delays Hitachi Express-Train Order [Bloomberg]
10/02/2010Alstom offers world's fastest train to China [Business Week]
09/09/2009Eyesore former cafe at Carlisle train station being demolished [News & Star article]
15/05/2009Glasgow Siemens train depot work starts [Transport Briefing]
13/02/2009UK £7.5 billion train order lost to Japan's Hitachi [The Times]
11/07/2008New Trains for Scotlands growing railways [Transport Scotland]
20/09/2007CAF wins city trams endorsement [BBC News]
16/06/2007Plans approved for Botanic Gardens Station
31/08/2006The cafe-bar due to arrive at the port used to be a train.. [Scotsman]
28/08/2006Can this old rail station bring cafe culture to botanics? [Evening Times]
05/04/2006First ScotRail agrees Bombardier contracts [First ScotRail]
20/12/2000Class 334 test-running, Class 158 refurbishment