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Evening Standard
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Simon Hunt

Trainline ‘has strong hand’ for government rail ticketing contract, CEO Jody Ford says

Trainline is eyeing aggressive European expansion, with hopes to capitalise on increased competition on key rail routes in Spain and France.

(Picture: Trainline plc)

Trainline CEO Jody Ford is confident the rail ticket app stands a good chance of being awarded the contract to run the government’s proposed centralised ticketing system for rail travel.

Ford said: “We don’t know what that future platform may look like [but] we have a strong position which relates to the scale at which we operate.

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