Employees recruited for Goole rail village

The site will initially produce trains for the London Underground

New employees have been recruited for the rail village in East Yorkshire which is due to begin production later this year.

Siemens Mobility said the 35 people were the "first wave" ahead of its state-of-the-art trains manufacturing facility in Goole opening.

The firm is investing £200m in developing the facility, which will eventually create 700 jobs.

It will produce trains for the London Underground initially.

Mark Speed, site director and general manager of Siemens Mobility in Goole, said: "We're absolutely delighted with the calibre of recruits and they've already hit the ground running.

"This is just the first in a series of waves of recruitment, with many more exciting opportunities opening up over coming months."

Rolling stock for the UK train market will be manufactured at the factory, starting with new Piccadilly line Tube trains for Transport for London.

The factory is part of a wider rail village, featuring a train components servicing facility, a materials and logistics warehouse, and a research, development and innovation cluster.

Siemens said the 35 new employees had a broad range of backgrounds and the firm was keen to recruit people with relevant, transferable skills, rather than just those with specific experience in the rail industry.