Bombardier takes axe to UK train making business

Canadian aerospace and transport group Bombardier said yesterday that it would axe 1,362 jobs at its British train making business, closing three plants in the UK.

The move is part of a £429m (€635m) European restructuring plan of the loss making rail operations which will see 6,600 people lose their jobs. The cuts will hit Europe particularly hard, with seven factories marked for closure.