Aiguillages, the French rail YouTube channel, has a go at explaining why Swiss trains are so reliable https://youtu.be/f9KnoQAHY00?is=w95JvQLJfT-Sqv9R
He’s *so close* to going “why the hell doesn’t France learn something from this?” but you only read that between the lines
@jon i don't buy his argument that Switzerland's dense network is an advantage
a sparse network makes it easier to experiment
we just spent a fortune renovating Breil -> Nice and the fastest trains still take 1h07
reelectrification past pont michel could surely have got that down to 0h50 or better
Ventimiglia -> Limone should be even easier, 2h04, just need to reduce dwell times and speed restrictions 🙃
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