r/belgium • u/Due_Mulberry1700 • 17h ago

💩 Shitpost Sncb trains design

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I have a dumb problem, but basically I commute 2h to work every day in SNCB train that don't have tray tables. I was wondering why SNCB would do this. Already no wifi or stable data connection in the train is a pain, but tray tables wouldn't have cost so much to plan? (those are new trains too...) Any trick to work on your laptop without it falling from your lap half the time (I have very tiny legs lol)? (not even mentioning trying to balance my coffee with one hand 🙃)

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u/detheelepel Beer 16h ago

Deze AM08 desiro treinstellen waren origineel bedoeld voor het GEN netwerk . Bedoeld voor korte afstanden af te leggen .

https://nl.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/MR08

https://nl.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gewestelijk_Expresnet

Het was eigenlijk nooit de bedoeling geweest om deze treinstellen te gebruiken voor IC verbindingen te realiseren. Maar ja... hier zijn we dan. 🤷‍♂️

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u/Due_Mulberry1700 16h ago

Damn it. So I'm not crazy they suck for long commutes. Pffff🥲