Diversification of the activities of the historical national train company: The French competition authority examines the diversification strategy of the historical train company regarding intermodality (SNCF)

*This article is an automatic translation of the original article, provided here for your convenience. Read the original article. Has the SNCF group sought to take advantage of its privileged position in national rail transport markets to strengthen its position in the competitive markets for technical assistance to urban public transport service operators? This is the question raised by the referral to the Competition Authority by Transdev, the joint subsidiary of Véolia environnement and the Caisse des dépôts et consignations and operator of urban and interurban public passenger transport. In substance, SNCF is alleged to have abused its dominant position in the rail sector to give its subsidiary Keolis an advantage on the market for technical assistance to public transport network