By David Burroughs, International Railway Journal; October 9, 2018
“While we welcome new innovation and affordable train fares, AllRail’s rail operator members believe that passengers benefit the most if there is fair and sustainable competition,” AllRail says in a statement. “Unfortunately, we do not think that this is the case.”
It says the Ouigo and Eva brands have enjoyed a major head-start, as the French and Spanish domestic markets will not be open to independent newcomers until 2020 and with incumbents already having large pools of high-speed rolling stock, AllRail says it is much easier for an in-house subsidiary to acquire second-hand, amortised trains than it is for an independent newcomer, which has to purchase new trains.
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