Trainline shares tumble as government s overhaul of the railways threatens revenues
Trainline was putting a brave face on things. Perhaps it was hoping the new app would be outsourced to Serco or would be run by Dido Harding Not appy
Trainline PLC (LON:TRN) was putting a brave face on things after the government unveiled plans for a railways ticket website and app.
The website and app, under the auspices of a new public body with the strangely familiar-sounding name of Great British Railways, would complete directly with Trainline’s core offering.
The details were published in something called the Williams-Shapps Plan for Rail.
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