Midlands Manufacturing Jon Robinson

Bombardier Transportation, whose UK headquarters are based in Derby, has agreed a change to its deal with Transport for London valued at about £185m.

The company said the new deal prolongs the breakpoint in the existing contract to service trains operating on the London Overground network by 10 years.

The variation to the existing Train Services Agreement of July 2015 moves the contract breakpoint from July 2025 to July 2035 for maintenance and support services for the 54-train Bombardier Aventra Class 710 fleet on TfL’s London Overground network.

Matt Byrne, president, UK, Bombardier Transportation, said: "Transport for London is one of our most important customers and we look forward to Bombardier continuing to deliver reliable AVENTRA trains for Londoners."