25Jan SNCF Corporate Video
NetworkNorm asked:
Internal SNCF video showing the Old & New SNCF. Don’t be tempted to skip the first part, it’s relevant to the second!
Tags: corporate
January 28th, 2009 at 3:53 pm
nice but still, Bristish Rail, Best Railway in the world (y)
January 29th, 2009 at 3:51 pm
A few years ago, two? parents went out for dinner. A few hours later, the babysitter was calling to ask if she could cover up the clown statue in the kids’ room, the father said,”Take the kids and get out of the house. We’ll call the police, we don’t have a clown statue.” The “clown statue” is really a killer that escaped from jail. If you don’t post this letter on to 10 videos tonight, the clown will be in your bed at 3:00 am with a chainsaw in his hand;sorry i didnt want that happening to me
January 30th, 2009 at 4:43 am
The official equivalent. It’s a pretty screwed up system. There is one “high-speed” route between Washington, New York, and Boston as well as other commuter routes across the country, co-sponsored by state governments. Long distance trains connect the entire system, but some big cities (Las Vegas, San Francisco) have no Amtrak service. They are served by local commuter trains owned by counties, cities, or regions that connect to Amtrak. I live 50 km south of Los Angeles and ride the train often.
February 1st, 2009 at 3:02 am
@ Superscordes: I lived in England for 6 years, I’ve never told anybody that English trains are better ! Moreover, I think my opinion is more objective than yours since I’m French and I used SNCF many times : you’re right, people will know what to think…
@ ericn32: I’ve never been lucky with trains (always missed my transferts, often missed my flights). SNCF is always late too, staff is heinous too, service (except the TGV) are slow too.
But what’s Amtrak ? The equivalent of SNCF in the USA?
February 3rd, 2009 at 6:24 am
I thought the SNCF was great (except for the strikes, named “social movements”), but it is a lot farther ahead than goddamn Amtrak.
Here in the US, trains are never on time, a lot of staff is overly rude, and service is slow. Don’t complain about the SNCF- because Amtrak is shit sometimes, and I love that company. Seriously though, there are too few trains here, and the ones that exist are pitiful.
February 3rd, 2009 at 2:19 pm
Shame on You!!! How could you deny our service of trains… Even if they are not always on time, every thing is made up to… Every one in this compagny is working toward that and blaming such a great institution is not very responsible. I’d like you to go in england and to compare with their train systems. Nothing is sync, none can drive you troughout the stream of passenger in the stations… Blame SNCF as much a you want but people know really what to think… Come and visit us !
February 5th, 2009 at 9:30 pm
When you’re French, you quickly understand that auto transportation is really faster than our fu***** national rail service : always in late (as a consequence you cannot get any transfert), too expensive, heinous crew… That’s a pleasure to travel with SNCF…
Don’t forget : that’s ONLY an ad… reality is a thousand miles away !
February 9th, 2009 at 1:52 am
You’re totally right !!
But French don’t want to adknowledge it…I hope there will be some competition soon…
Fed up with late trains !
February 9th, 2009 at 5:22 pm
Ya podian Aprender los de Renfe en España….
February 11th, 2009 at 12:14 am
I realy like that clip. It shows how well the SNCF has done in the recent past (and however, that the SNCF has a good advertising agency.
February 12th, 2009 at 9:10 pm
Uh, no we don’t. We’re better suited with auto transportation considering the distances we have to travel. And besides, the trains are always late in France. SNCF has no competition, so they don’t give a rat’s behind if they’re on time or not. Socalism: Ain’t it Grand?
February 13th, 2009 at 9:46 pm
i really wanna take train trips around Europe…
especially UK, France and Germany.
February 14th, 2009 at 1:33 am
Well, considering that nothing else in America can go that fast…
February 16th, 2009 at 7:24 am
150mph fast?
Here TGVs can go 360mph.
February 19th, 2009 at 6:45 pm
OK, but it’s not about linking LA with NYC, or even Chicago with Dallas. Maybe it’s just about linking similar distances as what you see in Europe, more like Portland to SF, SF to LA & San Diego, Dallas to Houston, NYC to Chicago. The East Coast already has rather good rail. In Europe, high speed trains are not between very distant cities either. For that they have overnight sleeper trains which are also great ie. Paris to Berlin, BCN or Madrid to Paris, Milan or Rome to Paris…
February 21st, 2009 at 6:25 am
Yes but considering what else Bush has done, I wouldn’t be moaning about him neglecting America’s railways.
February 21st, 2009 at 10:13 pm
Most people would tell you that 150mph is fast
February 24th, 2009 at 4:05 am
When you learn to spell, I might take you seriously.
February 25th, 2009 at 10:21 am
True, but there are some very densely populated area (Northeast Corridor) that would benefit greatly from HSR
February 28th, 2009 at 2:32 am
I think it’s impossible to establish a rail system like in France or Germany in the USA, because in Europe the distances aren’t as long as in the US and so trains are useful but the US is such a big country so it wouldn’t make any sense to build a similar rail system.
February 28th, 2009 at 12:39 pm
The USA needs this…
March 3rd, 2009 at 10:05 am
This video makes me feel so jealous! It reminds me that somewhere in the world, functioning national rail services still exist… well done France!
March 6th, 2009 at 4:18 am
air france !!!! train is past plane is a futur !!!
March 8th, 2009 at 4:41 pm
les fraudeurs sont tous des batards qui prennent de la place pour rien
March 9th, 2009 at 11:06 pm
France d’abord!