I want to make a video series about trains.
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I want to make a video series about trains. The idea is we take the directors from national railways, and set them each a challenge.
- SNCF, they have to get to a board meeting in a very small town at 10am, and another in a different town at 1400. They have to use trains, they can't use hotels.
- Renfe, they need to get a box of tools from Vigo to Valencia to help with a DIY project.Cont...
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- NS/ProRail, they have to travel from Sloterdijk to Utrecht, wearing their most expensive suit, and holding a very hot, very full mug of coffee
- DB, they have to take trains across the country, for every minute of delay for a train they are on, they have to pay €1000.
- UK, they have £20, from London Euston then and there, they have to travel as far as possible. Fo each km under 100km they travel, they have to pay £1000.
- Eurostar, they need to travel Paris to Amsterdam, right now.2/n
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- Belgium, have to travel across the country immediately, while in a wheelchair. (This would actually be a challenge in most nations too)
All of these highlight the short comings of the various national rail systems. SNCF don't understand timetables, Renfe don't understand you might want to travel with more than clothes, NS seem to have speed bumps, DB are well; DB, and UK you need a mortgage to take a train without booking in advance, likewise Thalys/Eurostar.
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Maybe if the C suite and transport ministers from the various countries understood what it's actually like on the ground, with the accountability of a filming it, then just maybe, maybe, things might improve. If not we've tortured some rail C suite people for entertainment. Oh well.
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@quixoticgeek sounds like a win/win situation!
please add trenord and trenitalia to the list
maybe something like getting from somewhere in Lombardy that isn't Milan to somewhere else in Italy or Europe? especially with a connection to Milan that is at rush hour
