法国新列车太高无法进入隧道
France's national rail operator SNCF has sparked ridicule after ordering a multi-million pound fleet of trains that are too tall to fit in Italy’s tunnels.
法国国家铁路公司最近闹了大笑话：该公司耗资几百万英镑订购的一批新列车由于太高而无法进入通往意大利的隧道。
The spectacular blunder from rail bosses means the cross-Europe trains will have to stop before entering Italy, where passengers will have to board a smaller train.
The new trains are several millimetre higher than the maximum height of the tunnels along the Riviera coastline route, according to Nice Matin newspaper.
French rail operator SNCF says the trains will be put into service this week - but only as far as the French border.
Last year, the national rail operator cost taxpayers dearly after they bought 2,000 trains that are 1.2in too wide for its platforms. As a result, 1,300 stations were upgraded, with workers chopping off the edges of platforms.