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5️⃣ Despite the French town Breil s/ Roya having 1 line to France and 2 lines to Italy, and all lines being operated with PSO contracts, SNCF cannot sell tickets from France to Italy there
6️⃣ As majority owner of Eurostar, SNCF has been the main driver of the sky high prices, low offer model for all Eurostar routes (inc. ex-Thalys routes)
7️⃣ France remains the only predominantly standard gauge European country where the Siemens Vectron locomotive is still not approved to run, thereby limiting operation of both international night trains and freight
8️⃣ Is about the hardest country to use Interrail, and SNCF has now suspended selling Interrail reservations at its ticket machines
9️⃣ Is threatening the closure of lines FR-CH, and breaks of service there, despite Switzerland having financed infra investments French side of the border
And remember the rules of SNCF!
1) We don't want to run any train that goes less than 300km/h
2) We *REALLY* don't want anyone else to run them either
(Meanwhile I am on a ICE Berlin-Aachen, and beyond Köln it is quite empty. Just the sort of train SNCF would not run, but DB does - because *for those of us on it* it is really useful!)
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