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« on: February 23, 2018, 12:52:26 »
At 11:50 yesterday, passengers on an RER C train into Paris near Ablon were surprised* when a fishplate pierced the floor. Fortunately it didn't do much further harm, ending up lying in the aisle.

According to the head of SNCF▸ (Societe Nationale des Chemins de fer Francais - French National Railways) Réseau, this was just minor incident - no comparison with Brétigny-sur-Orge, where an ill-bolted fishplate derailed an express train. There is a lot of work going on to catch up their maintenance backlog, and track workers customarily leave their tools and stuff in the six-foot when they withdraw from the track as a train approaches. Someone left this sizeable lump of steel just foul of the track, and that's what happens. However, questions will obviously be asked of SNCF Réseau - should they have been working there, on an open line, at midday?

Given that the government are currently thinking about the future of SNCF and how to rearrange its components, this could be seen as tactless.

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*I assume this is an understatement.
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« Reply #1 on: February 23, 2018, 13:06:30 »
Quote from: stuving on February 23, 2018, 12:52:26
*I assume this is an understatement.
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« Reply #2 on: February 23, 2018, 13:36:52 »
Quote from: stuving on February 23, 2018, 12:52:26
At 11:50 yesterday, passengers on an RER C train into Paris near Ablon were surprised* when a fishplate pierced the floor. Fortunately it didn't do much further harm, ending up lying in the aisle.

*I assume this is an understatement.

Indeed. Young Nicolas was «ébahi», or "dumbfounded".
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« Reply #3 on: February 23, 2018, 13:39:00 »
Zut alors! Une asiette de poisson.

(or is that only in the buffet?)
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