Stations Couldn’t House Wide Trains
When
: 2014
Where
: France
Who
: RFF provided incorrect dimensions to SNCF
Losses
: $68 million
Railroads and the Metro are heavily utilized in France, so when the train company SNCF invested in a new transportation plan, it made perfect sense. But even plans with the best intentions can be poorly executed.
Source: Wikipedia
2,000 new trains worth more than $20.5 billion hit railways in 2014, but with a sizable issue. They were way too wide, or as BBC called them, too “fat,” to safely slip by each other on the tracks. The error cost SNCF nearly $70 million.