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Shame the trains are overcrowded and dirty on popular routes, not to mention a lot of the high speed trains are actually slow (also bike transport is a shit show). I can drive to Lyon faster than I can get there by train on this side of France. They cancelled all the night trains over the last decade or so which were really cost effective ways to get across the country for people not to mention proper memory making travel (I did it a couple of times as a kid and have really good memories of it).
It's a noble goal, but in reality, unless they invest a bit more in the infrastructure, it's not going to work for long before people get the shits with it.
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It's a noble goal, but in reality, unless they invest a bit more in the infrastructure, it's not going to work
Presumably the increased demand now that flight will no longer be an option will go a long way to finance the improvements.
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Have to say my experience of French trains was entirely positive when I last went and that included an overnight sleeper from Paris to Latour de Carol. There are still a fair few Intercites de Nuits and they are apparently bringing more back.
I'm going back next year and taking some more popular routes with a bike, so I may well revise that opinion. :D
starfish&coffee
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And France are just about to ban domestic flights where a high speed rail connection exists which is a sensible approach