French Rail Road company ordered 2000 wrong
sized trains for their platforms. The company SNCF in France said on May 20th 2014
that 2000 trains for the regional network were too wide for the tracks. They
figured out this problem but it is too late and “[they] will accept
responsibility” for their actions. They
ordered the wrong trains when faulty dimensions were giving by the RFF. The RFF gave dimensions on platforms that
were made thirty years ago, but over 1200 were built more than 50 years ago.
The cost for reconstructions of the old play forms is estimated around $110
millions. The French transport minister Frederic Cuvillier blamed it on an
“absurd rail system”, where the rail system is operated by the RFF and the
users are the SNCF.
It’s
funny that one little mistake can lead to millions of dollars going to waste. This is why you should always double check
your work. There are now 2000 useless trains that will have the rail system being
built around them now. On the bright side, now all of the platforms across the
country will finally be the same size. Simple measurements can mess up
everything. This reminds me of the time when NASA engineers built the Mars
orbiter using imperial measurements but it was in metric. Next time I buy
something by accident I will just think at least i did not order 2000 useless
trains. 
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