2014-05-25

Efficient France

There so efficient, they're wasteful.



SNCF train

(pic from Francois Guillot - AFP/Getty)

The Guardian (link above):

"The train due on platform one will not be arriving for the foreseeable future – because it is too big.
France's national railway operator SNCF has ordered 2,000 new trains that are too large for many of the stations they are due to serve.

The train operator has admitted failing to verify measurements it was given by the rail operator before ordering its new rolling stock.

The costly mistake has sparked an urgent €50m operation to modify 1,300 platforms on the regional network. SNCF has admitted that one in six regional train stations is affected. In the worst cases it has discovered two trains can no longer pass each other on adjacent lines."

That's Quebec territory right there.

Anyway. The idea is good. Just don't let bureaucrats organize it or anywhere near the money.

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