As stated on the project disclosure page (translated with DeepL.com), the project will finance the modernization of the existing electric and dual-mode rolling stock used for rail services in Brittany, the associated infrastructure works linked to the extension of the Rennes and Quimper depots, the modernization of the Rennes junction and the associated regional rail lines. The plan also includes the acquisition and mid-life overhaul of five used dual-mode trains.

The modernized rolling stock and associated infrastructure should improve the quality and supply of passenger rail services in the Brittany region, promoting more efficient, energy-saving operation, while reducing maintenance costs and increasing passenger comfort levels. The project will also focus on the long-term revitalization of lines of local and regional interest, by strengthening the network and improving service to more isolated areas. The project will also promote sustainable transport by encouraging a modal shift from road, thereby helping to reduce CO2 emissions and pollution levels within and between regional urban agglomerations. The project's impact on modal share should also help to improve user safety. The modernized rolling stock will be operated in a so-called transition region, as defined by EU cohesion policy (Brittany).

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Original version from the EIB's project disclosure:

Le projet financera la modernisation du matériel roulant électrique et bimode existant utilisé pour les services ferroviaires en Bretagne, les travaux d'infrastructure associés liés à l'extension des dépôts de Rennes et de Quimper, la modernisation de la jonction de Rennes ainsi que les lignes ferroviaires régionales associées.
Le plan comprend également l'acquisition et la révision à mi-vie de cinq trains bimodes d'occasion.

Le matériel roulant modernisé et les infrastructures associées devraient améliorer la qualité et augmenter l'offre de services ferroviaires de passagers dans la région de Bretagne, en favorisant une exploitation plus efficace, économe en énergie, tout en réduisant les coûts de maintenance et en augmentant le niveau de confort pour les passagers. Le projet se concentrera également sur la revitalisation pérenne de lignes d'intérêt local et régional en renforçant le maillage et en améliorant la desserte de territoires plus enclavés.
Le projet favorisera également le transport durable en encourageant le transfert modal de la route et en contribuant ainsi à la réduction des émissions de CO2 et des niveaux de pollution à l'intérieur des agglomérations urbaines régionales et entre celles-ci. L'impact du projet sur la part modale devrait également contribuer à améliorer la sécurité des usagers. Le matériel roulant modernisé sera opéré dans une région dite de transition, au sens de la politique de cohésion de l'UE (Bretagne).

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