@jon@michael_h I really get the impression that they view the line as a burden rather than the huge opportunity that it is. A fast direct train from Nice to Limone could be a big hit with skiiers, for example.
Instead we have a line that is so badly maintained that it has (if memory serves) a 10km/h speed limit on sections. Sections that they aren't even going to upgrade during the closure...
The timetable's so bad that when the tickets were free after Tempête Alex the trains were still empty