Thameslink controversy escalates

摘要

Despite competition from major news stories such as the American debt crisis and phone hacking at the News of the World, the political row over Bombardier's announcement of job losses at Derby following the loss of the Thameslink contract (RB1392 p1) has continued to make the headlines. In a radical break with its traditional low-key approach to UK railway politics, Bombardier Transportation's head office in Berlin authorised UK Chairman Colin Walton to challenge DfT's decision in public.