It's not just trains. You might have a look at this book that I can't recommend enough: https://www.leslibraires.fr/livre/24410316-quand-le-parisianisme-ecrase-

It's not just trains. You might have a look at this book that I can't recommend enough: https://www.leslibraires.fr/livre/24410316-quand-le-parisianisme-ecrase-la-france-francis-brochet-editions-de-l-aube https://www.leslibraires.fr/livre/24410316-quand-le-parisian... FWIW yes, TERs need much, much, much more love in France. Instead, the govt is still refusing to finance repairs to re-open e.g. the "massif central" line.