New European train giant emerges to fight the Chinese 

"El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First!" (lightningzone) 09/28/2017 at 12:41 • Filed to: None

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Beautiful, aren’t they?

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America apparently got out of the race, long time ago.

In a way, this reminds me of the PSA Opel merger.

I think that by allowing mergers like this, the EU authorities are sending a message, a message that the EU genesis, its starting point of French and German cooperation is still there and intact.

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 09/28/2017 at 12:46

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Because trains are for communists and don’t in fact reflect positively on the overall health of a society... - Very bitter NJ Transit rider.  

Cé hé sin > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 09/28/2017 at 12:47

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CRRC are still a larger company though - and being Chinese they don’t have the same attitude to making profits, being state controlled.

benjrblant > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 09/28/2017 at 12:51

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Shinkansen or bust!

El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! > benjrblant 09/28/2017 at 12:55

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Ave?

Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 09/28/2017 at 12:56

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America sucks

Pistol Whipped Cream > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 09/28/2017 at 13:08

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I love traveling by rail. In Italy this spring we railed all over. Plus, it was just a few more euros to sit in business. Well worth it in my opinion.

El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! > Pistol Whipped Cream 09/28/2017 at 13:21

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The Ferrari train?

Rock Bottom > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 09/28/2017 at 14:03

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0 Series Shinkansen is best Shinkansen.

Out, but with a W - has found the answer > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 09/28/2017 at 14:06

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On the buyers’ side in Europe, no rejoicing is to be had. (Quasi-)Monopolies suck.

El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! > Out, but with a W - has found the answer 09/28/2017 at 14:22

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It’s not the best situation, but it’s better than using a Chinese train.

Out, but with a W - has found the answer > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 09/28/2017 at 16:54

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Yeah, on the train side it’s alright, but they are/were the only two aftermarket suppliers for the onboard parts of ETCS . It’s already extremely expensive (fixed study costs almost equal the price of a base locomotive), and I don’t see that improving after the merger.

Pistol Whipped Cream > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 09/28/2017 at 19:13

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No we didnt have Italo money. Just the state run train system.

CaptDale - is secretly British > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 09/29/2017 at 18:14

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I have only gone by train a little, but here in the US it is so goddamn slow!It makes so much more sense to drive anywhere.