Jon WorthMar 14

CONFIRMED: SNCF's Alstom built TGV-M Avelia Horizon trains ARE too big for some Italian railway lines

All explained here 👇
https://jonworth.eu/confirmed-sncfs-alstom-built-tgv-m-avelia-horizon-trains-are-too-large-for-some-italian-rail-lines/

Thanks @bovine3dom for the help understanding this!

Confirmed: SNCF's Alstom built TGV-M Avelia Horizon trains are too large for some Italian rail lines

When Les Echos and BFM reported that SNCF's TGV-M trains (branded Avelia Horizon by their manufacturer Alstom) were too tall for Italian tunnels I could scarcely believe it. This news came in the same week as SNCF received some good news that they can get a package of guaranteed high

Jon Worth
Show threadfungus@EasterHegg 📞 6874/MUSH (oracle of tree logs)Mar 14
@jon @bovine3dom that's not the first time that alstom makes a too big train T_T
(the duplex required platform adjustment)
Show threadJon Worth
@hypha @bovine3dom As did Régiolis (they took the flex to the platform edges, rather than the Régiolis though, sadly)
Mar 14 at 6:16pmWeb