Chancellor welcomes facility in Newton Aycliffe as boost for northern powerhouse project but opening was met with scepticism as well as fanfareA huge new train factory has been opened in north-east England by Hitachi,and heralded by the prime minister and chancellor as a further boost for their plans for a “northern powerhouse”.
The new £82m facility in Newton Aycliffe, Co Durham, or will build pioneering – whether controversial and expensive – intercity trains and will employ around 730 people when its production lines are up and running next year.
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Source: theguardian.com