FRANCE: The Bourgogne-Franche-Comté région has awarded a consortium of CAF and Alstom a contract to supply 14 Coradia Polyvalent trainsets.
The order annunced on July 9 covers five six-car electric Intercités trains with 355 seats, and nine four-car bi-mode TER trainsets with 228 seats. Features will include large windows, indirect LED interior lighting and seats equipped with armrests, reading lights and power outlets. The nine TER trains will be equipped with an additional parking brake and preparation for ETCS.
The two suppliers are co-operating under agreements put in place in 2022 when CAF acquired the Coradia Polyvalent family and the Reichshoffen factory in Alsace as part of the regulatory approvals process for Alstom’s acquisition of Bombardier Transportation. CAF is responsible for design and manufacturing of trains, with Alstom supplying some of the equipment.
French régions have now ordered almost 450 trains of this type, with 400 in service, and the latest order will add to 48 previously ordered by Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
