Alstom
winds
down


Alstom
has
given
formal
notice
to
the
government
that
it
has
started
mothballing
its
Derby
site
at
Litchurch
Lane
after
talks
to
obtain
new
work
failed,
at
least
in
the
shorter
term.
As
a
result
thousands
of
jobs
are
at
risk,
including
many
in
the
supply
chain.
Alstom
said
the
lack
of
a
‘meaningful
workload’
until
mid-2026
was
‘unsustainable’.
Concerns
also
continue
about
the
future
of
the
Hitachi
train-building
plant
in
County
Durham,
again
because
orders
for
new
trains
have
dried
up.

Strike
warning


Train
operators
in
England
are
warning
of
severe
disruption
in
the
next
few
days
as
ASLEF
drivers
stage
new
strikes
in
their
continuing
dispute
over
pay.
The
walkouts
are
planned
for
Friday,
Saturday
and
Monday
at
various
operators,
but
services
will
be
affected
on
other
days
by
an
overtime
ban
from
Thursday
to
Saturday
and
again
on
Monday
and
Tuesday.

Landslip
line
must
close
for
two
weeks


The
railway
between
Tonbridge
and
Redhill
will
be
closed
for
at
least
two
weeks,
after
an
embankment
which
has
caused
problems
in
the
past
moved
again.
Services
were
cancelled
over
the
Easter
weekend
while
emergency
repairs
were
carried
out,
but
Network
Rail
said
an
assessment
has
revealed
the
need
for
more
work.