CAF has been awarded a contract by SNCF Voyageurs to supply an additional ten Régiolis regional trains, valued at approximately €80 million, to be operated in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France.
This latest order for regional trains reaffirms SNCF Voyageurs, which is responsible for operating the region’s rail services, has reaffirmed its confidence in the CAF-Alstom consortium As with previous agreements, the contract provides that CAF will be responsible for the design and assembly of the trains at its Reichshoffen plant, while Alstom will manufacture various onboard systems and equipment.
These new trains for Nouvelle-Aquitaine will complement the existing fleet of 54 Régiolis trains currently operating on the region’s rail network. The units in question are four-car, bimode (electric and diesel) trains with a capacity of 208 passengers. They will provide a high comfort level in the form of large windows, indirect LED interior lighting, armrest-fitted seats, reading lights, and power sockets.
This latest extension of the Régiolis fleet is in addition to those already secured by CAF in recent years for various French regions. These orders stem from the 2021 agreement with Alstom, under which CAF acquired the Reichshoffen industrial plant in Alsace, as well as responsibility for developing the extensions of this regional train platform for SNCF. With these 10 new units, the number of units commissioned to CAF now amounts to almost 50, reinforcing the industrial workload at the company’s French plants and consolidating the Group’s position as a long-term partner of French local, regional, and national authorities in the development of public transport.
The CAF Group currently offers one of the broadest product ranges in the French mobility market, from long-distance Intercités trains to zero-emission buses, as well as commuter trains, trams and metros. This has strengthened CAF's presence in France, establishing the country as one of the company’s key markets in the years to come.
CAF is currently fulfilling various contracts for some of the major French rail networks. Highlights include trains for the RER B commuter line in Paris; new Intercités units for SNCF serving the Paris-Clermont, Paris-Toulouse, and Bordeaux-Marseille lines; and tram projects in the metropolitan areas of Montpellier, Marseille, Tours, and Grenoble.
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