The Governments letter today to manufacturers, vaguely includes GWR under other anticipated competitions. Described as .... initial market engagement on options ....
The earliest date given for any trains ordered as a result of DfTs current tenders is autumn 2027. With 19x deliveries wrapping up this year or early next, Aventras finished, and otherwise only small-ish orders for IETs in build at the moment (can't think of anything else off the top of my head), that seems one hell of a gap for UK manufacturers – most/all of 2025, all of 2026, and most of 2027. With Alstom gone, can anyone survive it?