Date: 14/06/2013

Ministers are embroiled in a jobs for British workers row after confirming that Siemens had won the £1.6bn contract to build rolling stock for the Thameslink line. The decision will be a huge blow to Bombardier, the Derby-based train-maker one of three major employers in the city. [From Mark Bartlett]

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Bombardier blow as Siemens wins £1.6bn Thameslink deal

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Ministers are embroiled in a jobs for British workers row after confirming that Siemens had won the £1.6bn contract to build rolling stock for the Thameslink line.