A joint bid between First Group and Denmark’s national railway operator has been selected to run trains between Sweden and Denmark (link below.)
http://www.rmtbristol.org.uk/2007/07/first_group_wins_denmarksweden.html#more

State-owned railway operator DSB has won the hotly contested contract to operate trains in the Øresund Region. DSB , which currently provides service on the Danish side of the Øresund strait , will replace Sweden’s SJ on the Swedish side starting in 2007.

DSB and its partner First Group beat out SJ , Deutsche Bahn and Arriva to win the contract , which runs until 2015.

Denmark is expected to save upwards of DKK 1 billion by privatising the line , a savings of 25 percent over what it currently pays DSB for service.

DSB executives said the lower cost of operation would be financed by greater efficiency and through the sale of rolling stock.

DSB lost the first privatisation , a west coast line , to Arriva in 2001. With the prospect of further privatisations of lucrative lines in Denmark , DSB has increased its efforts to win international contracts , but has had little luck until now. The win in its own backyard came as a result of the experiences abroad, the company said.