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#HighSpeedRail in France literally deforms space: you can get from Paris to Marseille in 3 hours, but it takes another 3 hours to get from #Marseille to #Cannes
@jmaris They defeated the Massif Central. But at what cost? At. What. Cost????
#NAFO @jmaris@eupolicy.social@pieist I'm from the Massif Central, so the cost of my time and Sanity :(
But actually, the rail line between Paris and Clermont-Ferrand is wholly adequate, although some segments need to be brought up to 200km/h.
However south of Clermont-Ferrand, everything goes (literally) south: no electrification, tracks in a mediocre state, drastic speed limitations...
@pieist but all this to say, rather than building a high speed line through central france, i'd rather they focus on bringing the Paris - Clermont line up to 200km/h, and instead spend the money on fixing up the regional and interregional network in central France (reopening closed lines, improving performance etc...)
@pieist especially when you look at just how badly they have shut down in the last 20 years...