French red faces over trains that are 'too wide'

[jake]

The 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.



http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-27497727

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I wonder how much that will cost the British taxpayer :icon_lol:

[Dedworth]

Brilliant :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[fred]

Before long they will have to widen the doorway in every McDonalds and Pizza hut too..

What's the big deal?