French national audit court slams 'slow-lane' high-speed train network

October 26, 2014 By La rédaction de Mediapart

Auditors say pressure by local authorities for the TGV to pass through their towns created an 'incoherent' network of 230 TGV stations.

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Many of France’s high-speed TGV trains, long hailed as the standard bearer of the nation’s rail revolution, are travelling in the slow lane, an official report has revealed, reports The Observer.

French national audit court slams 'slow-lane' high-speed train network

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