Derby City Council is seeking talks with train builder Alstom over reports it could be about to lay off workers.
The firm’s Litchurch Lane site is the only UK train factory able to design, build, engineer and test trains for domestic and export markets.
About 2,000 people work at the factory but the firm says its current order book only runs until early 2024.
About 2,000 people work at the factory but the firm says its current order book only runs until early 2024.
Newspaper reports said the company had been relying on existing orders from HS2 but as these have been pushed back it was now looking to reduce its workforce.
It is estimated, as well as the core jobs, the factory also supports 1,400 supply chain companies employing about 17,000 people.
While it has its origins in the Industrial Revolution, the facility most recently supplied the fleet of 70 trains for the Elizabeth Line on London’s Crossrail network.
Baggy Shanker, leader of Derby City Council, said the firm was one of the city’s largest private employers.
Derby City Council is seeking talks with train builder Alstom over reports it could be about to lay off workers.
About 2,000 people work at the factory but the firm says its current order book only runs until early 2024.
The firm’s Litchurch Lane site is the only UK train factory able to design, build, engineer and test trains for domestic and export markets.
Newspaper reports said the company had been relying on existing orders from HS2 but as these have been pushed back it was now looking to reduce its workforce.
About 2,000 people work at the factory but the firm says its current order book only runs until early 2024.
About 2,000 people work at the factory but the firm says its current order book only runs until early 2024.
Newspaper reports said the company had been relying on existing orders from HS2 but as these have been pushed back it was now looking to reduce its workforce.
It is estimated, as well as the core jobs, the factory also supports 1,400 supply chain companies employing about 17,000 people.
While it has its origins in the Industrial Revolution, the facility most recently supplied the fleet of 70 trains for the Elizabeth Line on London’s Crossrail network.
Baggy Shanker, leader of Derby City Council, said the firm was one of the city’s largest private employers.
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