Keolis

Article summary

Keolis is a French transportation company that operates public transport systems all over the world. It manages bus, rapid transit, tram, coach networks, rental bikes, car parks, water taxi, cable car, trolleybus, and funicular services. Based in Paris, France, the company is 70% owned by SNCF and 30% owned by the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec. Keolis operates a number of networks in France (Transports Bordeaux Métropole in Bordeaux, the Lyon public transport on behalf of SYTRAL, the public transport service for the Greater Rennes area since 1998, Ilévia in Lille, and the entire mobility chain in Dijon). Internationally, it manages buses in several cities in Sweden, central and eastern regions of the Netherlands, and in the United States. It also manages various rail networks internationally, such as the commuter rail in Boston, the Hyderabad Metro, the Docklands Light Railway in London, the Pujiang line of the Shanghai Metro, the Nottingham Express Transit, and the Manchester Metrolink.

Key claims

1. date of formation: 1908 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of formation: 2008 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. employees: 63,000 employees — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. employees: 1,500 employees — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. employees: 80 employees — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
6. employees: 63,000 employees — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
7. release date: 1996 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the date of formation is "1908". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of formation is "2008". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the employees is "63,000 employees". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the employees is "1,500 employees". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the employees is "80 employees". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. The record states that the employees is "63,000 employees". What evidence would count against this claim?
8. The record states that the release date is "1996". What evidence would count against this claim?
9. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
10. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1377991561