The news today has been all about
French trains.
A few years ago the French
government decided to order new high-speed intercity trains. They would be designed by the same company
that makes the TGV, the French bullet train - one of the symbols of French
technological mastery. The train would
have a new chassis, new engine and sleek new look. Ah, the grandeur
!
The train took several years and
billions of dollars to develop.
Unfortunately, they forgot to budget for a tape measure.
It seems that this new train is a
few inches too wide to fit into French train stations. Well, ok, not ALL of them. Just…um…er…thousands. So many more millions will be spent
retrofitting the stations.
I blame the metric system.
KVS
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