06/12/2005 (Agence Europe) - On 5 December, the European Investment Bank (EIB) granted a loan of 200 million EUR to the Region of Rhône-Alpes (France), the objective of which is to pay for the extension and refurbishment of the railway infrastructure in the region, by the purchase of new-generation rolling stock (75 automotive trains and 11 trailers), to be used by SNCF up to 2009 on lines with high traffic intensity (regional express trains - TER- and on trunks which are part of the...