The Department for Transport is providing over £80m towards a £188m deal led by Southern Railways to build 130 new railway carriages.The new trains are to be built by Derby-based train maker Bombardier following a procurement competition run by Southern.
The Department for Transport and Southern have agreed to vary the franchise agreement to support this procurement.
Transport Secretary Justine Greening said: "This deal for more than a hundred new carriages is great news for rail passengers and brilliant news for Bombardier and Derby.
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