China unveils 600 kph maglev train

Re:China unveils 600 kph maglev train by JPLeRouzic on Tuesday July 20, 2021 @03:29PM (#27898132)

> European states with Napoleonic law appear to avoid the cost spiral.

At least not in France. The "SNCF" had to be rescued by the French state three times since it was created in 1937. And it was created because the private companies it replaced were bankrupt. [0] (in French)

Each year the French state gives ~16 Billion Euros to the company [1] (in French)

[0] https://www.lemonde.fr/les-decodeurs/article/2018/03/19/cinq...

[1] https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9_nationale_de...

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Re:China unveils 600 kph maglev train by distances on Tuesday July 20, 2021 @04:43PM (#27899038)

Each and every country loves to complain about their railway services. I bet you're selling the French railways short here. I'd assume you're doing better than UK, and definitely an order of magnitude better than US.

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Re:China unveils 600 kph maglev train by JPLeRouzic on Tuesday July 20, 2021 @04:48PM (#27899116)

I did not complained, I replied to:

"European states with Napoleonic law appear to avoid the cost spiral."

Do you have any hint of other European states with Napoleonic law that avoided cost spiral?

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Re:China unveils 600 kph maglev train by distances on Tuesday July 20, 2021 @05:01PM (#27899275)

Right, I misunderstood your comment. I agree that costs have increased in continental Europe too, don't have any numbers.

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