Editing SNCF (section)

===United Kingdom===
In 2011 SNCF in partnership with [[Keolis]], unsuccessfully bid for the [[InterCity West Coast]] franchise.<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20130606094818/http://assets.dft.gov.uk/publications/intercity-west-coast-franchise/franchisebidders.pdf Shortlisted Bidders for Greater Anglia and Intercity West Coast Rail Franchises]}} Department for Transport 24 March 2011</ref> In April 2017 SNCF took a 30% shareholding in a joint venture with [[Stagecoach Group]] and [[Virgin Group]] to bid for the [[West Coast Partnership]] that will operate services on the [[West Coast Main Line]] from May 2020 and the [[High Speed 2]] line from 2026.<ref>[http://www.stagecoach.com/media/news-releases/2017/2017-04-25.aspx Stagecoach and Virgin to join forces with SNCF for West Coast Partnership Bid] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170427095924/http://www.stagecoach.com/media/news-releases/2017/2017-04-25.aspx |date=27 April 2017 }} Stagecoach 25 July 2017</ref><ref>[http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/stagecoach-and-sncf-lead-virgin-branded-bid-for-hs2-operations.html Stagecoach and SNCF lead Virgin-branded bid for HS2 operations] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170425162718/http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/stagecoach-and-sncf-lead-virgin-branded-bid-for-hs2-operations.html |date=25 April 2017 }} ''[[Railway Gazette International]]'' 25 July 2017</ref>

In April 2019 Stagecoach were banned from bidding for any franchises including the West Coast Partnership which has meant that Virgin and SNCF have now had to withdraw from the shortlist.