Trenitalia
(Italian Railways) has awarded
Bombardier Transportationan order to supply an additional 150 E464 electric locomotives.
Valued at approximately €368m the deal is said to represent a landmark for Bombardier locomotives in
With these additional E464 locomotives, Trenitalia will be operating one of the largest single vehicle-type fleets in
The locomotives will be manufactured in Vado Ligure. Propulsion equipment and carbodies will be supplied by Bombardier’s sites in
Comment: The UK is closer to deindustrialisation than reindustrialisation
"..have been years in the making" and are embedded in the actors - thus making it difficult for UK industry to move on and develop and apply...