French company to build 100 new Melbourne trams under $1.85 billion deal - The Age

The Victorian government has inked a $1.85 billion deal with French train manufacturer Alstom to build 100 accessible trams in Melbourne’s south-east.

The project is expected to create about 1900 jobs in manufacturing, the supply chain and the construction of a depot and maintenance facility in Maidstone. Andrews said the contract was about jobs a… [+3257 chars]

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