"A project to build a new fleet of trains in the UK has been awarded to a Japanese company, angering British manufacturers. The government claimed that the contract, awarded to a consortium involving the Japanese firm Hitachi, would "create and safeguard" 12,500 UK jobs. But the Conservatives said the transport secretary had not provided details to back up the jobs claim and unions have called for talks over how much work will be done in the UK." (Quoted from site)