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On Tue, 15 Dec 2020 08:57:41 -0000 (UTC)
Recliner wrote:
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Oops. Also it seems I'm rather out of date on French railways. When did SNCF
become a train operator only?



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SNCF_Infra

There's a surprise - more interference from the EU in things it has no
business being concerned with.

It was the EU taking its lead from the UK, in an effort to encourage open
access and international train operators. The aim is to deliver a better,
cheaper service to customers through competition and innovation. It's
worked in quite a few countries, but the old state monopolies, particularly
DB and SNCF, work hard to block it.