DSB / InterCity East Coast Passenger rail franchise

OFT closed case: Anticipated acquisition by DSB (through LYNE Limited in which it is intended that English Welsh & Scottish Railway Holdings will be a minority shareholder) of the InterCity East Coast Passenger rail franchise.

• From: Competition and Markets Authority
• Published: 8 December 2004

• Case type: Mergers
• Case state: Closed
• Market sector: Transport
• Outcome: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
• Closed: 8 December 2004

Affected market: Passenger public rail transport

No. ME/1365/04

Full text of the decision: dsb.pdf

Published 8 December 2004