France moves towards regional rail competition

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France moves towards regional rail competition

A special committee of the French Senate adopted a legislative amendment on March 17 which will pave the way for the introduction of competitive tendering for regional rail services by the end of the decade.

The amendment to the bill for growth and equal economic opportunities – dubbed Macron's Law after the economy minister Mr Emmanuel Macron – allows "the opening of public service obligation agreements governing rail transport organised by the regions to full or partial competition" from January 2019, a move that would effectively end French National Railways' (SNCF) monopoly of TER operations.

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Een speciaal comité van het Franse senaat heeft een amendement aangenomen waardoor de weg vrij is gemaakt voor de introductie van aanbesteding op lokaal 'TER' vervoer aan het einde van dit decennium.