Measure Twice & All That

Thread starter Andy™
Start date May 21, 2014

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Andy™

©Resident Geordie™

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May 21, 2014

Maybe the French didnt get the memo...

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.

BBC link - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-27497727

ProDave

Twatt ™

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May 21, 2014

But I'll bet they conform to the latest EU directive. So that's allright then.

Last edited by a moderator: May 21, 2014

kerching

©Kleenex™

Supporting Member

May 21, 2014

Well,it serves the cheese munching, wine swilling , collaborating surrender monkeys right

In future RTFM. AND buy a tape measure

Just laughing

Blue Duck

Tonys Hero™

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May 21, 2014

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m4tty

Scaredy cat™

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May 21, 2014

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Sharpend

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May 21, 2014

Only the French!!

I sense a Strike coming on!!!!

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May 21, 2014

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kme

Fridge Keyholder™

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May 22, 2014

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Only the french could get it soooooooooooooooooooooooooooo wrong :slap

the doctor

Part P Doctor ™

May 25, 2014

Of course, let us not forget the Irish government spending millions on a 6 mile tunnel from the Dublin docks out to the M1. Some of the larger HGVs have to go the old way because they don't fit...