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themimeofthemollies OP t1_j9ljof1 wrote

Reply to comment by patienceisfun2018 in Spanish transport secretary resigns after new trains too big for tunnels by themimeofthemollies

Unclear; but the government staunchly defends itself because the error was caught BEFORE the trains were built, not after:

“The government has, however, previously been at pains to insist that the errors had been spotted before any train was built, and that “not a single euro of Spaniards’ money has been wasted” as a result.”

“The situation would have been worse, it added, had smaller trains been built that had failed to live up to travellers’ expectations.”

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spartaman64 t1_j9ltxqn wrote

what does that last sentence even mean? they are going to have to build smaller trains now right?

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themimeofthemollies OP t1_j9m4jyo wrote

Yes! LOL! Now they must build smaller trains that fit in the tunnels!

This is another Not the Onion worthy bureaucratic excuse here:

“The situation would have been worse…had smaller trains been built that had failed to live up to travellers’ expectations.”

Maybe they mean travellers would have been disappointed if they bumped their heads on the ceiling of the train?!

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