# Rock Rail signs £1 billion rolling stock deal for Bombardier trains

Rock Rail and partners have reached financial close on a £1 billion financing deal for 90 new Bombardier AVENTRA trains for the South Western franchise operators FirstGroup and MTR. The trains will enter service from mid-2019.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2017-06-20
- Where: United Kingdom
- Value: $1.28B (1.00B GBP)
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 750 electric multiple unit vehicles
- Products: AVENTRA electric multiple unit trains
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Rock Rail](https://endata.com/companies/25017.md)
- [Bombardier Transportation](https://endata.com/companies/260.md) (supplier)
- [MTR Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/21037.md) (customer)
- [FirstGroup](https://endata.com/companies/25018.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [rock-group.co.uk](https://rock-group.co.uk/rock-rail-signs-1-billion-rolling-stock-deal/), 2017-06-20: "In its largest deal to date, Rock Rail is delighted to have reached successful close on the £1 billion funding of this fleet of trains for First/MTR."

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