Transport Scotland
and
First ScotRailhave placed an order with
Siemens Mobilityfor the supply of 38 Desiro UK type electric multiple units.
The order is worth over £240m and includes maintenance and spare parts services.
The order, a first for Siemens Rolling Stock in Scotland, will raise the UK’s Desiro fleet to 354 units.
The 38 new trains, to be built at Siemens’ plant in Krefeld-Uerdingen, Germany, are due to enter passenger service in December 2010. They will operate initially between Ayr and Glasgow.
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