An event attended by MP for Lincoln Karen Lee, the Mayor of Lincoln Keith Weaver and customers including Eurostar marked another key milestone in Siemens continuous expansion of is UK rail footprint.
It follows plans announced earlier this year to build a new train factory in Goole, East Yorkshire.
Siemens currently employs around 14,000 people across the UK, with 1,500 of these at the site in Lincoln.
The company recently signed a 10-year lease on the Main Works site in the city and the new BSC is set to create up to 40 skilled jobs by the end of 2019.
MP for Lincoln Karen Lee believes it represents a huge statement of confidence in Lincoln.
After her tour of the building she told The Lincolnite: “I am very impressed by the high standard of professionalism and the obvious overwhelming importance that’s placed on safety.
“The amount of confidence this shows in Lincoln for a firm like Siemens to be making a huge investment that they have made and also the fact that there must be a really happy workforce here to make that work. A really positive thing for Lincoln
“I think it’s an excellent boost for the Lincoln economy. I’m an apprenticeship ambassador and I’m very impressed that they’ve taken on more apprentices for this job. The amount of money that’s been invested is a huge statement of confidence in Lincoln and the people of Lincoln.”
