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[-] theolodis@feddit.org 4 points 10 months ago

The european map does not show all minor railsystems, I am not 100% sure but it looks more like interregional rails.

[-] Bloefz@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

In Holland it seems to show them all but it probably differs by country.

One thing we are really really bad at in Europe is homogenising rail systems. Every country does its own thing, like voltage, signalling systems, sometimes even with their own gauge (e.g. spain). Only the high speed lines are fairly commonised.

There's some projects going on like the ETCS safety system but they go at a snail's pace because there's so much installed base and design by a 25-country committee that are all trying to rope in their own industry ties is a slow process.

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