Alstom is to close its plant in the eastern German city of Görlitz by the end of March 2026, the French rolling-stock manufacturer announced on Thursday. Alstom said rolling-stock structural work was being shifted to Eastern Europe and that the move was part of specialization at German production sites, with sites at Hennigsdorf, Kassel and Mannheim affected. Some 700 workers are employed at the plant in the state of Saxony, which has been in operation for 175 years. Alstom said that workers’ representatives had been informed. Alstom said that confidential talks with an industrial partner on p…