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laresTue 30/08/11 19:05

"The competition to supply trains for the Crossrail project is being delayed until 2012, raising hopes that the deal could go to a UK-based firm.

The scheme will now not go to tender until a procurement review, aimed at ensuring UK firms do not lose out to European rivals, has taken place. Ministers hope to prevent a repeat of the Thameslink row, when Derby-based Bombardier lost a contract to Siemens. Crossrail is a new £16bn route linking Berkshire and Essex to central London.

The scheme, which will run through the heart of the capital, intended to issue tender documents for the 60 new trains in late 2011. However, Transport Secretary Philip Hammond has now said it will take place in early 2012."

"In March, France's Alstom was also among the companies invited to tender for rolling stock and depot facilities. However, Crossrail revealed that the firm behind the TGV high-speed trains later withdrew from the shortlist.

In June this year, the contract to build 1,200 carriages for the Thameslink route went to Siemens rather than to Canadian company Bombardier. The estimated £1.4bn deal had been regarded as crucial for the Derby site - the UK's last remaining train factory. The company now plans to cut half of the 3,000-strong workforce at its factory in the city.

The transport secretary later ruled out a review of the decision, but said he would look at procurement guidelines."

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