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| Name | France ordered trains to expand regional rail network too large for platforms |
| Video Uploader | Video From News Direct |
| Upload Date | This Video Uploaded At 19-06-2014 16:10:05 |
| Video Discription | France's national rail company SNCF ordered 2,000 new trains to expand its regional rail network, but they are reportedly too large to enter older stations dating from the 1950s. The error seems to have happened because the national rail operator RFF gave to train company SNCF only the dimensions of platforms built less than 30 years ago, but, according to Reuters, most of France's platforms were built more than 50 years ago. According to Le Figaro, approximately 1,300 platforms are now being reconfigured to give the new trains room to pass through. The repair work has reportedly already cost €80 million euros ($110 million). A spokesman for the RFF national rail operator confirmed the error. 'We discovered the problem a bit late, we recognise that and we accept responsibility on that score," Christophe Piednoel told France Info radio. Transport Minister Frederic Cuvillier blamed an "absurd rail system" changed by France's previous government in 1997 for the problem, Reuters reported. "When you separate the rail operator (RFF) from the user, SNCF, it doesn't work," he said. Ne8NCYjxUEU |
| Category | News & Politics |
| Tags | France | train | SNCF | platform | RFF | rail network | nma | next media animation | taiwanese animators |
