CAF Newport
CAF Newport is a rolling stock factory located at Celtic Business Park, near Llanwern steelworks in Newport. The site was announced as a train-building factory in 2016 and was producing rolling stock by 2018. It was officially opened by HRH Prince Charles on 21 February 2020.
| CAF Newport | |
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Location of CAF Newport | |
| Built | 13 July 2017 |
| Location | Celtic Business Park, Llanwern, Newport, Wales |
| Coordinates | 51.5798°N 2.9098°W |
| Industry | Railway |
| Products | Railway rolling stock |
| Employees | 200 (2020), 300 projected |
| Buildings | 4 |
| Volume | 160,000 square feet (15,000 m2) (buildings) 500,000 square feet (46,000 m2) (whole site) |
| Address | 1 Monks Ditch Drive Celtic Business Park Newport NP19 4RH UK |
| Owner(s) | CAF Rolling Stock UK Ltd |
The factory is owned and operated by CAF Rolling Stock UK Ltd, a subsidiary of Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (Spanish: Construction & Other Railway Services). CAF have to date built both DMUs and EMUs at the site.
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