Paris buses will open up to competition. Jean-Luc Ichard/JeanLuc Ichard – stock.adobe.com
DECRYPTION – This public transport group born from the takeover of local operators wants to take advantage of the opening to competition of Parisian buses to grow.
In January 2025 as provided by law? Or a little later, as the Minister of Transport, Clément Beaune, does not exclude? The date on which the opening to competition in Parisian buses will take place is not the problem of Stéphane Guénet, general manager of CFTR (French regional transport company): “It’s a political decision“, he says.
On the other hand, it is certain, the end of the RATP monopoly is an opportunity to be seized. To this end, its subsidiaries Lacroix and Savac – which already operate buses in the greater Parisian suburbs – have set up a consortium with the English company Go-Ahead, which operates 25% of buses in London. “Together, we are looking at three calls for tenders out of the eight already initiated“, explains Stéphane Guénet who would be satisfied if he won a contract.
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