Transport secretary Louise Haigh will be at the inauguration ceremony for the new £200m Siemens plant that will support 700 high-skilled jobs.

Siemens’ Rail Village will be responsible for manufacturing and assembling almost 100 new Piccadilly Line trains. The new facility complements Siemens’ existing operations, comprising some 450 trains in service and eight purpose-built maintenance facilities, plus wider activities in electrification, signalling and train control technologies.

The rail village is Siemens’ second investment in East Yorkshire, following a £300m wind turbine blade plant that was opened in 2016 in Hull.

Haigh said she wanted to end the ‘boom and bust’ approach to rail manufacturing by delivering a long-term industrial strategy for rolling stock.

“This impressive, world-class facility will be transformational to Goole and its people, providing a boost to the region’s economy and supporting hundreds of skilled jobs,” she said.

“Its opening demonstrates the importance of...