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November 29, 2022 | Fleet

New RER trains lead massive fleet renewal in greater Paris

David Haydock reports from Alstom’s plant at Valenciennes where the media were invited to inspect new trains under construction for use across the Île-de-France region.

November 10, 2022 | Employment

Former French prime minister Jean Castex is new RATP president

Castex is to run the Paris transport operator following the resignation of Catherine Guillouard.

August 16, 2021 | Fleet

IRJ In-Brief - Fleet: No date for Flytoget Oaris return; Alstom’s new RER fleet on test; SCR orders 27 coaches

First class x80 for Sweden released as more Alstom EMUs accepted in Britain.

July 6, 2021 | Fleet

French public to choose interior and exterior design of new RER trains

Public consultation launched by Île-de-France Mobility for RER Line B fleet.

June 28, 2021 | Fleet

New French trains on test at Velim

Cross-border Alstom Regiolis and first new RER train undergoing tests in Czech Republic.

January 28, 2021 | Europe

Alstom makes new appeal against Paris RER Line B tender

ALSTOM has filed a new pre-contractual injunction before the Administrative Court of Paris challenging the awarding of a €2.56bn contract to supply 146 trains for Paris RER Line B to a Bombardier-CAF consortium.

December 23, 2020 | Commuter Rail

RATP and SNCF challenge tender court ruling

PARIS Transport Authority (RATP) and French National Railways (SNCF) will appeal a decision by the Paris Judicial Court on December 17 to partially suspend a modification to their procurement process for the supply of new trains for Paris RER Line B.

September 21, 2020 | Rolling stock

Alstom and Bombardier unveil new Paris RER train

A consortium of Alstom and Bombardier has unveiled the first of a new fleet of trains for use on the Paris Regional Express Network (RER) at a ceremony at Alstom's Valenciennes rail test centre on September 18.

October 18, 2019 | Commuter Rail

Testing begins on Paris RER New Generation (NG) fleet

TESTING of the first RER New Generation (NG) trains, which will operate on Paris RER lines D and E, began on October 18.

June 12, 2019 | Commuter Rail

Unblocking Paris

With the start of tunnel boring on the eastern extension of RER Line E in Paris, momentum is building for the project which promises to ease congestion on the city’s saturated commuter network. Kevin Smith explores the intricacies of the undertaking and outlines the challenges facing contractors.

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