Spain will introduce free train travel

Re:Spain will introduce free train travel by IfOnlyYouKnew on Saturday July 23, 2022 @01:11PM (#32205302)

That's not an accurate representation of the service at all. I'd say it's a lot closer to, say, New York City's subway service: something people love to hate, but that is, despite some flaws, quite successful, especially in comparison. The trains being full, literally, littoraly (to the coasts), or figuratively also calls to mind Woody Allen: "Nobody goes there anymore–it's too crowded".

All trains, even regional ones, also have heating and cooling. And while Acs tends to be underpowered and is broken more often than it should be, I don't remember heating, which is much simpler anyway, to have similar problems.

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Re:Spain will introduce free train travel by saghm on Saturday July 23, 2022 @02:15PM (#32205952)

> "Nobody goes there anymore–it's too crowded"

I had never heard this quote attributed to anyone other than Yogi Berra before, and from looking it up, it doesn't seem like I'm misremembering that.

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Re:Spain will introduce free train travel by jgwil2 on Saturday July 23, 2022 @03:40PM (#32206873)

I suspect GP is thinking of Woody Allen quoting Groucho Marx in Annie Hall: "I wouldn't want to join any club that would have me as a member."

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Re:Spain will introduce free train travel by hutzlibu on Saturday July 23, 2022 @01:31PM (#32205501)

" I don't remember heating, which is much simpler anyway, to have similar problems."

On the contrary, it is way too warm in the trains in winter and badly vented. And you cannot change anything about it, because for safety reasons it is no longer possible to open a window even a tiny little bit.

(And sometimes the AC is too cold in summer.)

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