SNCF orders 255 double-deck EMUs for Paris RER

摘要

FRENCH National Railways (SNCF) has selected a consortium of Alstom and Bombardier for a contract to supply a fleet of double-deck EMUs for Paris RER lines D and E. The €3.75bn contract for 255 trains is the largest contract ever to be financed by Ile-de-France transport authority Stif. The new trains will replace rolling stock which has an average age of over 30 years.