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ALLRAIL

incumbent 's new subsidised cross-border night service between and is still undercutting by 𝟲𝟬% the commercially driven service that independent operator is operating on the same route on the same dates!

In the 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗥𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗔𝗿𝗲𝗮, how is this even allowed?

How long until a commercially successful operator is 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀?

Will the taxpayer then be liable for subsidy for the long term or the new night train ends?