TheTrainline Group, the leading online and call-centre rail retailer and information provider, announces that John Kelly has been appointed Non-Executive Chairman of the company. Mr Kelly, 59, is Chairman of Gala Coral Group. He led a management buy-in of Gala Clubs, the bingo company, from Bass in 1997.

The company has since moved into casinos, licensed betting offices and online gaming to become Europe`s largest integrated gaming company and Britain`s largest private company. It has an enterprise value of more than