High Speed 2 Line

(asked on 23rd October 2023) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the impact of the cancelation of the HS2 Phase 2 line between Birmingham and Manchester on the Alstom train factory in Derby.


Answered by
Huw Merriman Portrait
Huw Merriman
This question was answered on 26th October 2023

Trains for phases beyond Phase 1 had not yet been ordered, and therefore there is currently no effect on the Alstom train factory. The Hitachi / Alstom joint venture has an order for delivery of the Phase 1 trains.

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