Jon Worth2d ago

ÉcoTrain: €3 million to answer the wrong question
https://jonworth.eu/ecotrain-eu3-million-to-answer-the-wrong-question/

The problem with branch lines is seldom THE TRAIN. It is THE TRACK and the lack of available finance. Some autonomous Gadgetbahn is not going to fix that mundane problem!

ÉcoTrain: €3 million to answer the wrong question

It is one of the 100 startups to watch in France, according to Challenges - ÉcoTrain wants to build a new train to run on abandoned branch lines, and they have €3 million of initial funding. They even brought their prototype to the Elysée, and you can find more background

Jon Worth
Show threadOndřej Michálek2d ago
@jon are you saying that people don’t necessarily need to commute from abandoned factory to the closest port?
Show threadTorsten
More that the track from the abandoned factory to the closest port has trees growing through it, all level crossings were paved over in the 1990s, and what remains looks mostly like spaghetti. These are the expensive things to fix. That the lines aren’t always optimal is yet another issue.
Apr 9 at 11:51amWeb