New French trains are 'too fat' - 0 views
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Andrew Murgatroyd on 22 May 14The French train operator SNCF has discovered that 2,000 new trains it ordered at a cost of 15bn euros ($20.5bn; £12.1bn) are too wide for many regional platforms. The blunder has so far cost the rail operator over 50m euros ($68.4m; £40.6m).