Stagecoach and SNCF team up for West Coast

Stagecoach and long time partners Virgin had been negotiating with Renfe, the Spanish state operator, but instead gave French operator a 30% stake
 
SNCF operates 700 high speed services per day in France
 
Stagecoach and Virgin have chosen French state train operator SNCF as their specialist high speed partner for their bid for the new West Coast Partnership franchise.
The British companies had also been negotiating with Renfe, the Spanish state operator, but briefings to the Spanish