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Article: France : Regions confirm 7bn framework TER contract.
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- TendersInfo
- Article date:
- October 29, 2009
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Byline: rakshali03
A framework contract for the supply of up to 1 000 low-floor trainsets to operate regional services was signed in Paris on October 27 by SNCF President Guillaume Pepy and the President of Alstom Transport Philippe Mellier. Within the overall package, orders were confirmed for an initial build of 100 trains which will be delivered from 2013.
At a ceremony for regional representatives and invited guests, Pepy emphasised that he was signing the deal on behalf of the Association des Regions de France, a consortium of regional authorities led by Martin Malvey, President of Midi-Pyrenees. SNCF had been co-ordinating a joint tender for the ...