Siemens is making a metro factory in the UK. The German rolling stock manufacturer will build a factory in Goole – East Yorkshire where it will build most of the trains that will be delivered to the London Underground.
Siemens Mobility said its Goole facility, due to open in the spring, will produce 80% of the trains for the Piccadilly line, up from 50% as previously announced. They are expected to enter service in 2025, the company said.
The factory, which is part of a so-called GBP 200 million city rail town, was first announced in 2018.
Siemens is making a metro factory in the UK
Sambit Banerjee, co-CEO of Siemens Mobility, said: ‘This is a really exciting step not just for us but for the industry and local economies.
“The fact that we will be increasing the amount of Piccadilly Line tube trains to be built in Goole is testament to our manufacturing capabilities.” The first Piccadilly Line train has been built in Vienna and is being tested by engineers in Germany.
The trains have been designed to improve accessibility and are more energy efficient, the company said.
Stuart Harvey, director at Transport for London (TfL), said, “Both trains have been purchased from TfL: “Producing more trains on the Piccadilly line in Goole will support local supply chains, clearly demonstrating how investment in London benefits the whole of Britain.”
TfL officials also said the Goole plant will produce a new fleet for the Bakerloo line once government funding is confirmed. The railway town includes a service facility, logistics depot and development centre.
Siemens Mobility said it would establish the area as a centre of excellence for rail technology in the UK, creating up to 700 jobs. A further 1,700 jobs will be created in the supply chain, it added.
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