[black_puppydog]

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-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.