See also: Connex (homonymy)

Veolia Transport ( ex- Connex ) is the mark Transport group Veolia Environnement. Its activity mainly consists in exploiting services of Public transport ( railway, road or maritime ) within the framework generally of public service delegations, Government contracts or Concession S. Its turnover ( 2005 ) rises to 4,35 billion euros ( including approximately 40% in France ), in growth of 21,2% compared to 2004.

Activities

Veolia Transport is present in about thirty agglomerations of more than one million inhabitants. It is today with the service of more than 5  000 communities all over the world. The company employs more 72  000 paid (at the 12/31/2005) and remains first the operating private one of surface transport travellers in the world. The company exploits in particular:
  • the Subway of Stockholm and short-term two underground lines with Bombay ( India ) and Seoul ( Korea ),
  • Of the suburban trains with Melbourne in Australia, Boston, Los Angeles and Miami in the United States, Auckland in New Zealand,
  • Of many interurban connections shoed in particular in Germany and Scandinavia,
  • Nearly a score of networks tram including three in construction ( Nice, Jerusalem and San Diego, the Sprinter ) and several in project of which Toulon,
  • More than four networks of BRT: Bogota within the system TransMilenio transporting nearly 1.400.000 travellers per day; Rouen, " TEOR " : three lines, 53  000 travellers per day expected for 2007; Las Vegas, " max " , a line, 7.000 travellers per day; York in Canada in the suburbs of Toronto, " Viva" , five lines …,
  • Nearly 80 urban networks in France like approximately 25 in Paris region and to the networks of ski lifts in ski stations ( Chatel in Haute-Savoie inter alia ),
  • Of many networks of urban buses abroad in agglomerations such as Los Angeles ( Orange County ), Washington DC ( cd., Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince' S Georges Counties… ), Atlanta ( Gwinett and Cobb Counties ), Phoenix ( Three contracts with Phoenix City, Mesa and Temple ), Las Vegas, Baltimore, Denver, Austin, Raleigh… in the United States; Santiago in Chile; Tilburg, Breda, Maastricht, Parkstad… in the Netherlands; Helsinki, Copenhagen in Scandinavia, of the connections of suburbs around Aachen, Frankfurt and Stuttgart often in folding back on S-Bahn of these cities…
  • Of many interurban connections in France and abroad,
  • Of the urban sea links in France in particular with Toulon and Marseilles ( the Friuli ) as well as ferries towards the Corsica with in particular the recovery in the course of SNCM like in Sweden in particular around Gothenburg,
  • the management of the Aéroport of Nimes Let us park since 2007.
  • ….

The strategy of Veolia Transport is based on:

  • a series of successive acquisitions which enabled him to have a presence in all the French areas and of many continents ( America, of North, Asia, Oceania, Europe… ). Two of largest acquisitions being that of the group Tourism Verney in France in 2002 and ATC in the United States in 2005. These acquisitions involved several reorganizations in particular in the Rhone-Alps where TVRA became Connex Rhôdalia in 2005 and ATC, Veolia Transportation,
  • the answer and profit of invitations to tender allowing him to consolidate its market shares in France ( Tram-Train " Leslys" connecting Lyon to its airport, urban networks of Saint-Dizier or Arcachon in France, etc ) and abroad ( Metrolink with Los Angeles, TriRail with Miami, Drunk Orange County, Denver, Austin or Antelope Valley ) with the United States inter alia, etc ) for the most recent profits.

Appearance in the media general public

France

Veolia Transport, subsidiary transport of Veolia Environnement, recent mark created in 2005 appeared in the media initially under the name of " General of Eaux" since 1890 then under that of " CGFTE" in particular with Bordeaux, Rouen, Nancy and Chambéry and finally under the name of " Connex" after many fusions having taken place in the profession in years 1980/1990. Its development accelerated as from 2002 in France in particular with:

  • the recovery in 2002 of the group of the Great West Verney, primarily interurban, which exploited also the urban networks of Vannes, Fougères, Flers, Chinon, Saumur and Sablé-sur-Sarthe, inter alia, like that of Granville under contract with the Department of the English Channel,
  • the recovery in the course of the exploitation of SNCM in 2005 after a social crisis of strong very mediatized width. The invitation to tender for the service road of the Corsica being always outstanding until April 2007.

Veolia Transport with the support of the network TBC of Bordeaux and its elected officials developed the first tram with food by the ground ( APS ) which it exploits in the crossing of the historical center of the city ( place of the Stock Exchange and course of the Intendance, in particular ). It is about a innovating technology developped at the point by Alstom which knew a development difficult now solved with a reliability of about 98% at the beginning of 2007. This new technology had problems with starting and caused the first two years of strong disturbances in the town of Bordeaux. The company TBC underwent the media repercussions of them, although not being at the origin of the choice ( CUB ), nor of the engineering problems. After these vexations, frequent during the first use of a new technology, the tram of Bordeaux functions today normally so much and so that CUB will touch royalties on the future systems of Alstom tram with food by the ground Angers, Orleans and Rheims inter alia.

To note: the three national operators, Veolia Transport, Transdev ( Subsidiary of the Deposit and consignment office ) and Keolis ( subsidiary of the Group the SNCF ), have all three summer condemned on July 7th, 2005 for agreement aiming at sharing the market of the urban transport over the period 1996 - 1998. Veolia had to pour a fine of 5 million euros.

Lastly, Veolia transport exploited since 1996 railway lines of suburbs in the south of London, until, the organizing Autorité denounces, extraordinary event the contract in 2003.

Exploited networks

Railway services

  • Germany
  • Australia
  • New Zealand
    • Auckland: " Maxx" , Network of suburbs of 3 lines and 37 stations,
  • the United States
    • Boston: Network of 13 suburban lines transporting more than 140.000 people per day in 2006,
    • Los Angeles: " Metrolink ", network of suburbs transporting more than 40.000 travellers per day,
    • Miami: " TriRail ", Network of suburbs connecting the county of Miami-Dade to those of Broward and Palm Beach in the Northern periphery. This contract gained in 2007 represents 116 km of line, 18 stations and 11.000 travellers/day. Extensions are in short-term plan towards Jupiter and an intermodal center ( Train, Métro and Drunk ) is in construction close to the airport of Miami.
  • Sweden
    • Relations Stockholm-Narvik ( Norway ) and Gothenburg-Narvik,
    • Hallsberg-Herrlunga ( Area of Kinnekulletaget ).
  • Netherlands
    • Trains and drunk

Underground railway networks ( 3 at the 3/1/2007 )

  • Korea
    • Seoul: A line in construction,
  • India
    • Bombay: A line in construction,
  • Sweden
    • Stockholm: Three lines with many antennas ( 4 on the red, 2 on the blue one and 3 on green the ) is on the whole 108 km, 100 stations and 7 lines in exploitation combining the various antennas of each line.

Networks Trams ( 19 at the 11/24/2007 )

  • Germany
    • Berlin: Two lines including one urban and suburban connecting suburbs SE of Berlin to S-Bahn Friedrichshagen ( Schöneicher-Rüdersdorfer Straßenbahn GMBH ),
    • Gorlitz: Two lines in a town of frontier ex-Germany of the East with Poland,
  • Australia
    • Sydney: Light subway in the course of extension and Monorail,
  • Spain
    • Barcelona: Two networks off-line Tram Baix and Tram Besos in the southern and northern suburbs of Barcelona. Many extensions in progress,
    • Madrid: A circular line in construction for 2007 in Parla ( 100.000 inhabitants ) in the southern suburbs about Madrid,
  • France
    • Bordeaux: Three lines in the course of extension until 2009 ( 44 km and 84 stations in 2009 ). First feeding system by the ground allowing to free itself from the overhead lines in the crossing of the hearts of city. Projects of BHNS for the sectors not served in the medium term by the tram,
    • Lyon: " Leslys ", contract gained for 30 years in 2007. It is about the first project of connection express train city/airport by Tram-train. This line of 23 km of which 9 in construction will borrow since 2009 the infrastructure of " LEA " on 14 km ( urban Tram of Share-God towards Meyzieu exploited by Keolis ) and a new infrastructure dedicated to Leslys on 9 km,
    • Marseilles: Two lines in construction, partnership with RTM, startup spread out until in 2008,
    • Nancy: A line of Tram on tire ( TVR ) sometimes regarded as BHNS taking into account its road gauge ( 24 m ), of its partial exclusive right of way ( 7 km out of 11 ) and of its low capacity,
    • Nice: A line with extensions envisaged towards the ARIANE and the Trinity, two lines in project since the port towards Cagnes-sur-Mer ( L2 ) and in the plain of the VAr ( L3 ), drunk partially in exclusive right of way in spite of a layout duplicated in the particularly complex center,
    • Rouen: Two lines called locally " Métro" and BHNS on three axes " TEOR" ,
    • Saint-Etienne: Two lines including one of 2 km inaugurated in 2006,
  • Ireland
    • Dublin: Two lines in the course of extension, network " LUAS ",
  • Israel,
  • Norway
    • Trondheim: A line with rather tourist vocation,
  • Sweden
    • Norrköping: Network with studies of creation of a Tram-Train towards the city close to Linkoping ( 130.000 inhabitants ) located at 30 km,
    • Stockholm: Four lines ( Lidingöbanan, Nockebybanan, Saltsjöbanan ) of which one of semicircular light subway in the course of extension ( 11 km, 17 stations, 20.000 travellers per day),
  • the USA
    • San Diego: " Tram" diesel in construction between Oceanside and Escondido in the northern suburbs of San Diego. This project re-uses the influence of an old single track renovated and diverted in order to serve the university of San Marcos.

Urban networks: France ( 76 at the 3/1/2007 )

  • France
    • Aix-en-Provence: " Aix in Bus" , Bus,
    • Aix-the-Baths: Bus,
    • Amiens: " Amétis" , Bus. project of BHNS on 3 axes,
    • Andelys: " Andelybus" , bus 3 lines
    • Annonay: Bus,
    • Arcachon: Network gained in 2006 except exploitation of the electric shuttles of Arcachon ( except DSP ),
    • Aubagne: " Aubagnais" bus; , Suburban Buses in the suburbs of Marseilles,
    • Bar-le-Duc: Bus,
    • Beauvais: Bus,
    • Bernay: Bus,
    • Béziers: " Bus Occitan" , 14 urban lines
    • Bordeaux: " TBC ", 3 lines of Tram in extension for 2009, BHNS in project,
    • Bourges: " CTB" , bus,
    • Brive-the-Strapping woman: Bus,
    • Calais: " Calais Bus" Opal; , bus,
    • Cannes: Bus with projects of exclusive rights of way within the SITP ( Cannes, Cannet and Mandelieu ),
    • Chambéry: " STAC" , Drunk with projects of exclusive rights of way,
    • Castle-Gontier: Bus,
    • Chaumont: Bus,
    • Chinon: Bus,
    • Ciotat: Bus in the Urban community of Marseilles ( MPM ) but within the urban Unit Toulon-native,
    • Cognac: Bus (Transcom network),
    • Compiegne: Free buses,
    • Creil: Bus in relation to the line D of the RER,
    • Dieppe: bus,
    • Dunkirk: " DK Bus" , drunk with projects of exclusive rights of way,
    • Épinal: Bus,
    • Flers: " Flersbus" , bus,
    • Ferns: Bus,
    • Frejus - Saint-Raphaël: " Agglobus" , network of bus of agglomeration since 2006 exploited jointly by Estérel Bus ( subsidiary Veolia ) and Raphaël Drunk,
    • Gardanne: Suburban buses in the suburbs of Marseilles,
    • Gisors: Bus, 3 circuits 3 days per week
    • Granville: Urban network under the responsibility of the Department of the English Channel,
    • Fatty: Bus used with local partner within " Sillages" , Organizing Authority,
    • Issoudun: Free buses,
    • Istres: Bus, serving Istres, Miramas, Fos-sur-Mer, Grans, Cornillon-Confoux and Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône,
    • Le Havre: " Bus Océane" , 1 tram line in project, drunk with exclusive rights of way,
    • Langres: Bus,
    • Laval: Network of urban bus ( Keolis ) and suburban ( Veolia Transport) used in partnership with Keolis,
    • Libourne: " Libus" , bus
    • Lunéville: Bus,
    • Manosque: " Manoval" , Network of bus restructured in September 2006,
    • Chin: Network of bus serving the " CARF" ( Chin, Roquebrune, Gorbio, Sospel and Beausoleil inter alia ) gained in 2006 against Transdev,
    • Méru: Bus and Créabus in Oise in Parisian outer suburbs,
    • Nancy: " STAN" , Tyred Tram, bus with project of 2nd and 3rd line rather BHNS,
    • suburban Nancy: " SUB" , Suburban Buses connecting the network " STAN" from Nancy]] to the basins of Pompey and New-Houses having their own urban networks,
    • New-Houses: Network of suburban buses in the suburbs of Nancy created in 2006,
    • Nice: Line of azure: a tram line and bus in exclusive right of way. 2nd line and extension of Line 1 in project,
    • Nogent-le-Rotrou: Bus,
    • Pontivy: " Pontibus" , Bus,
    • Périgueux: " Péribus" , network managed in partnership with a local company,
    • Pont-Audemer: Bus,
    • Roanne: Bus, network gained in 2006 against Kéolis which has the effect of being entirely given rhythm since September 2006,
    • Rouen: " TCAR" , Tram, BRT ( " TEOR " ) and drunk,
    • Sablé-sur-Sarthe: Bus,
    • Saint-Avold: Bus,
    • Saint-Brévin-the-Pines: Bus in the suburbs of Saint-Nazaire exploited before by the résau of Saint-Nazaire,
    • Saint-Dié: " Déobus" , Bus.
    • Saint-Dizier: " Ticea" , Network of bus gained in 2006 against Transdev and used by Veolia as from March 2007,
    • Saint-Etienne: " STAS" , 2 tram lines and bus in 15 communes of the agglomeration inhabitant of Saint-Etienne but also on Saint-Chamond and Saint-Paul,
    • Saint-Lo: " TUSA" network of bus
    • Living room-of-Provence: Bus,
    • Sarreguemines: Bus connected to the Tram Train of Saarbrucken in station of Sarreguemines,
    • Saumur: Bus,
    • Soissons: Bus,
    • Thonon-the-Baths - Evian: Network of bus unified in 2004 with funicular,
    • Toulon: " Mistral" network; , Translohr in project ( 2015? ), shuttles maritime and drunk,
    • Tulle: " Tulbus" , Network restructured and simplified in 2005. Project of intermodal pole of exchanges in station although offset,
    • Valence: VTV, network of bus gained in 2006 against Keolis with exclusive rights of way and exemplary pole of correspondences central,
    • Valves: " TPV" , drunk with projects of exclusive rights of way,
    • Vendôme: Bus,
    • Verdun: Bus,
    • Vernon: Bus,
    • Vierzon: Bus and Créabus,
    • Villefranche-sur-Saône: Bus,
    • Vitrolles: Suburban buses in the suburbs of Marseilles within the " SMITEEB".

Urban networks: area Ile-de-France ( 26 at the 3/1/2007 )

  • Argenteuil - Bezons - Sartrouville: " R-Bus" , buses used by TVO in spite of the recent adhesion of Sartrouville at the Community of Communes of the Loop,

  • Brie-Count-Robert: " Arlequin" network; , suburban network with the SO of Paris serving into clean 38.815 Hab. ( estimate 2006 ) out of 12 communes in partnership with three other local conveyers. It serves ten communes centered on Brie-Count-Robert: ( colleges and colleges in particular ) but also towards the subway with Creteil, the RER has with Boissy-Saint-Leger and D with Combs-the-City and the downtown area of Melun for the active customers,

  • That-Saint-Cloud: Buses complementary to the network " Traverciel " serving the 20.562 inhabitants of the city ( estimate 2006 ),

  • Conflans-Holy-Honorine - Achères: Network of buses serving 57.715 Hab. out of the two communes ( estimate 2006 ). Network under studies of reorganization,

  • Fontainebleau : " Aerial" , network of bus serving Fontainebleau and Avon is 30.275 inhabitants ( estimate 2006 ),

  • Houses-Laffitte: Bus serving the 21.613 inhabitants of the city ( estimate 2006 ),

  • Melun: " TRAM" , network of bus serving the 14 communes of the Community of Agglomeration of Melun ( CAMY ) is 107.122 hab., ( estimate 2006 ). Project of TCSP Melun - Sénart,

  • Rambouillet: " R Bus" , network of bus partly restructured in periphery in 2005,

  • Seine-Saint-Denis: Network of departmental bus used by TRA serving in majority nine communes and more than 272.000 inhabitants of the Department and partially on thirteen communes and 441.000 inhabitants ( estimate 2006 ),

  • Sucy-in-Brie: " Situs" , bus used in partnership with Transdev,

  • Vélizy : Network of bus serving the 20.000 inhabitants of Vélizy and connected to that of Chaville ( Chaville Drunk ) like to that of Versailles ( Phebus ) and to the stations of Chaville ( Chaville-Vélizy, Left bank and Right Bank ) partly restructured in 2006 after the resumption of Gaubert by Veolia Transport,

  • Verneuil - Vernouillet: Bus,

  • Villiers-the-Beautiful - Gonesse - Arnouville-lès-Gonesse: " Trans VO" , Network of bus serving 3 communes and 64.531 inhabitants ( estimate 2006 ),

  • Yerres : " STRAV" , network of bus of the Valley of Yerres serving in southern Parisian suburbs 6 communes and 85.764 inhabitants ( estimate 2006 ). Redevelopment projects and of refitting of the station of Brunoy outstanding.

Urban networks: remain Europe

  • Germany
    • Alsdorf: Bus in the suburbs of Aachen exploited by TAETER based with Aachen,
    • Backnang: Bus in the suburbs of Stuttgart exploited by OVR based with Waiblingen,
    • Bad Vilbel: Bus in the suburbs of Frankfurt exploited by Alpina Rhein-Hand based with Frankfurt,
    • Hagen: urban buses,
    • Herzogenrath: bus in the suburbs of Aachen exploited by TAETER based with Aachen,
    • Pforzheim: network of bus serving the 119.000 hab. city ( estimate 2005 ) gained by Véolia in August 2006. Network belonging to a community tariff and connected by Tram-Train to that of Karlsruhe,
    • Schwäbisch Hall: bus,
    • Waiblingen: bus in the suburbs of Stuttgart exploited by OVR based with Waiblingen,
  • Denmark
    • Copenhagen: " Combus" , drunk in Copenhagen and its suburbs.
  • Spain
    • Avila: bus,
    • Sherry: bus
    • Mataro: urban buses in the outer suburbs of Barcelona,
    • Pampelune: network of bus in the whole of the agglomeration,
    • Tarrassa: urban buses in the suburbs of Barcelona.
  • Finland
    • Helsinki: networks of bus in Helsinki and its suburbs, in particular with Vantaa ( 194.442 hab. with the 30.09.2006 ).
  • Ireland
    • Dublin: network of 2 lines of Tram Luas with extensions in progress.
  • Jersey
    • Jersey: Network of bus on the whole of the Island with urban network in the agglomeration of Saint-Hélier, the capital,
  • Netherlands
  • Poland
    • Tczew: Bus,
    • Warsaw: Part of the network of urban bus and suburban service roads.
  • Czech Republic
    • Prague: Second urban operator of the network of the agglomeration pragoise,
    • Teplice: Urban network,
  • Slovakia
    • Nitrated: Buses urban ( and interurban ), with exploitation of the coach station in the course of reorganization with real estate transaction and transformation into true intermodal pole in order to accommodate the urban buses in the long term.
  • Slovenia
  • Sweden
  • Czech Republic
    • 12 urban networks in particular in the suburbs of Ostrava, second agglomeration of the Country and around Teplice.

Urban networks: Asia, the Middle East and Oceania

  • Australia
    • Brisbane: Network of suburban bus serving Redland Shire and connecting it to the center of Brisbane,
    • Perth: Buses serving 500.000 Hab. of the southern suburbs of Perth of coordination with the electric train of Transperth suburbs,
    • Sydney: Monorail, Light subway, Drunk,
  • Israel
    • Jerusalem: Tram in construction,
    • Tiberiade: Bus,
    • Yavne: Urban buses in the suburbs of Tel Aviv,
  • New Caledonia
    • Noumea: Network of suburban bus connecting Noumea to the communes of Mount-Gilds, Païta y.c Aéroport and Dumbéa.

Urban networks: North America and of the South

  • Chile
    • Santiago: network of bus of folding back ( " alimentadoras" ) of the subway and the " truncales" in the Northern suburbs of Santiago.
  • Colombia
    • Bogota, ( Colombia ): BRT within the framework of ( TransMilenio ) and drunk folding back ( will alimentadoras ) in Bogota and Soacha suburbs of 500.000 Hab. in the East of Bogota,
  • the United States
    • Antelope Valley, ( California ): network of bus in the outer suburbs of Los Angeles around the towns of Lancaster and Palmdale connected to Los Angeles by the
      • , suburban trains Metrolink exploited by Veolia Transport
    • Atlanta, ( Georgia ): suburban buses in the counties Cobb and Gwinett,
    • Austin, ( Texas ): bus,
    • Chula Vista, ( California ): network of municipal urban bus in the suburbs of San Diego,
    • Columbia, ( South Carolina ): bus,
    • Denver, ( Colorado ): suburban buses in the counties of the South of Denver,
    • Los Angeles, ( California ): suburban buses, serving the 3.000.000 in particular Hab. of Orange County. Network connected to Metrolink, suburban trains exploited by Veolia Transport,
    • Myrtle Beach: Bus
    • Pensacola ( Florida ): Bus,
    • Raleigh: Bus,
    • Santa Clarita, California: Network of bus in the outer suburbs from Los Angeles connected to Los Angeles by the suburban trains Metrolink exploited by Veolia Transport,

Interurban networks: France

  • CAA
  • CAPE
  • CAT
  • Cars Broch
  • CFTA Centers Western
  • Citram Aquitaine
Prevost, CFTI Transport David
  • Citram the Pyrenees
  • Connex Rhodalia
ex-TVRA, ex-Bus of the Lyonese ex-Moinet
  • CTM
  • Maine Fast Coaches
  • of the Meuse
  • RCA
  • SOCETRA
  • STAO
  • STDG
  • STDM
  • TLC
  • VTNI
ex-TVS, ex-CNA
  • VTPC
ex-Citram Poitou-Charentes, ex-STAO Châtellerault

Tourist railroads

  • the Train of the Gulls (not of train during the season 2007),
  • Railroad of Walls,
  • Railroads of Provence,
  • Petit train of Rhune,
  • Vapeur of Trieux.

Failure in the rail in the United Kingdom

At the time of the Deregulation of the railway sector British spouse with the Privatization of British Rail, Connex acquired in 1996, the networks South-Eastern ( Kent and south of London ) and South Central ( center of the England ).

In June 2003, for repeated problems of management Connex was seen withdrawing its license in the Kent. The regulating authority of sector (the SRA), decided to put a term at its license after having refused to grant the additional subsidies to him which she claimed.

However, Veolia Transport could have to contribute for new franknesses in England if necessary and continuous to exploit several networks of bus in the country.

Principal subsidiary companies

Travellers

  • Germany
    • Connex Verkehr
    • Connex Regiobahn
    • Deutsche Eisenbahn Gesellschaft
  • Australia
    • Connex Group Australia
  • Spain
    • FCC - Connex
    • DETREN (drunk)
  • the United States
    • ATC
    • Veolia Transportation North America
    • Connex TCT
    • " Metrolink" with Los Angeles,
    • MBCR ( Massachusetts Bay To commutate Rail )
    • Yellow Transportation
  • France ( cf § on the urban networks )
    • CGFTE
    • CFTI
  • New Zealand
    • Connex Auckland
  • Netherlands
    • BBA Connex Groep,
    • SBM ( Stadsbus Maastricht Groep ),
    • Limex
  • Sweden
    • Connex Transport AB
    • Linjebuss

Freight

  • France
    • Veolia Cargo liner France
  • Germany
    • Connex Cargo liner Logistics

Internet sites

  • Official site of Veolia Transport

  • Official site of Veolia Transport in Ile-de-France

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