A £100m train maintenance facility is to open in West Yorkshire.
The Shipley TrainCare Centre is part of the Government’s £3.9bn plan to upgrade the Transpennine route. Ministers said it would create around 100 high-skilled jobs as well as helping provide more reliable journeys in the area. Construction is set to begin this year, with the new maintenance facility being home to Northern’s electric fleet of trains operating across West Yorkshire.
Rail Minister Huw Merriman said: “It’s great to be returning to West Yorkshire with another significant announcement to boost rail travel for passengers across the North, demonstrating this Government’s plan to investing in infrastructure and support the region’s huge potential for growth. Today marks my fourth visit to Bradford and its surrounding areas in the past five months, with this investment creating new jobs and more reliable services as we accelerate our multibillion-pound Transpennine route upgrade to transform rail journeys for generations to come.”
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The centre will lead to the creation of around 100 jobs and apprenticeships, with with the aim of hiring 80% of its workforce from within a 40-mile radius of the route.
Bradford Council leader Susan Hinchcliffe said: “We welcome this major investment in Shipley, which is another vote of confidence in the district from industry and further positions Bradford as a great place to do business.
“The new depot will be an important part of operating rail in the north of England, increasing service reliability for rail service users. A new state-of-the-art facility such as this is one of the many tangible improvements to the rail network we are supporting, delivering greener, more accessible trains across the North.”
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