Jon WorthAug 15, 2023

Missing the point

Yes taxation rates matter. But France-Spain and France-Belgium trains are expensive to take *because the capacity is too low*

If you reduce ticket prices on those routes you WON’T TRANSPORT MORE PEOPLE. Just different people. As the trains are full anyway

So, Clement Beaune, how are you going to get more TGVs to Barcelona?

https://www.euronews.com/green/2023/08/10/france-is-raising-taxes-on-flights-to-pay-for-trains-should-other-european-countries-do-th

Why are flights cheaper than trains in Europe?

Train travel is often more expensive than flying. Could taxing aviation to invest in the rail industry help change that?

euronews
Show threadHelianthusAug 15, 2023
@jon Also, it's beyond my comprehension why they are using a picture of a Swiss train in Switzerland if the article is not about trains in Switzerland...
Show threadJon WorthAug 15, 2023
@theseeduneed In a Telegram group of rail nerds we have a sort of ongoing “oh there's another wrongly chosen stock image" series going on. If you don't know what you're on about in your article, do you know enough about trains to choose the right picture? Doubt it.
Show threadHelianthusAug 15, 2023
@jon Fair point.
However, I'm not a railway nerd. 😆
Show threadJon Worth
@theseeduneed You know it's a Swiss train. That's nerd points in comparison to a photo editor of a publication! 😀
Aug 15, 2023 at 1:12pmWeb
Show threadHelianthusAug 15, 2023
@jon Yes, unfortunately those publishers don't care too much what their photo editors are doing. I mean, why would a photo editor need to be able to read if his job is about photos. And why would a journalist need to know about the railway system if he only writes about ticket prices...
As you said, everything fits together there. 🤷‍♂️