Keeping the rail sector on track

摘要

When a delegation of 22 Brazilian rail specialists made a special stop off to Derby as part of a three-stop European tour it was apparent that the local rail industry remains firmly on the global map. For over 100 years making trains has been the main industry in Derby: the importance of the rail industry to UK PLC, the supply chain, growth, jobs and wealth of the East Midlands economy is vital; almost 20 per cent of Derby's industry is rail, with an estimated five thousand people employed in the sector in engineering, design, manufacturing and consultancy.