Southern selects Bombardier to supply trains for Thameslink cascade

Electrostar EMU under construction at Bombardier Transportation's Derby site.

UK: On behalf of the Department for Transport, passenger operator Southern has selected Bombardier to supply 116 electric multiple-unit cars at cost of £180m. The order is intended to facilitate the cascade of EMUs between operators as part of the upgrade of the Thameslink route.

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