A consortium including Alstom and Bombardier has won a commuter rail contract for the Paris region that could eventually be worth about CAD 5.2 billion. Bombardier and Alstom were the sole bidders for the rolling stock tender ever launched by French railway company SNCF to provide 255 two-tier trains. The initial firm order for 71 trains is valued at CAD 1.6 billion for Bombardier.

The STIF transit authority on Paris' Ile-de-France will pay for this contract. Bombardier will earn 30% of the proceeds from orders under the framework agreement, with Alstom receiving 70%. The trains will be delivered and enter circulation starting in 2021.