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Re:More emphasis on trains in Europe to replace flights by brnt on Saturday February 15, 2020 @03:27PM (#22337747)
Last I looked into this: maintenance of rail >> maintenance of runways. There's a lot of manpower in rail maintenance, which is costly in Europe.

But subsidies also play a role. France subsidizes rail as much as air travel is subsidized, and there rail is much more affordable.

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