$276 million was spent on 31 Spanish trains before it was realized they were too big to fit in the tunnels

• Spanish region spent $276 million on trains before they realized they were too big to fit in the tunnels.
• Two officials in the transport industry were fired as a consequence.
• The president of Cantabria, a region of northern Spain, called the error an "unspeakable botch."

Spanish transport services are going back to the drawing board after spending millions of euros on new commuter trains that are too large to fit in tunnels of the rail network.