Impact of French society: towns such as Chartres are becoming "TGV commuter belt"; Brussels - Paris in 90 minutes has increased commuting between the two capitals; likewise Paris - Marseille time greatly reduced recently
Impact of the building of the lines: many years of wrangles over the Lyon-Marseille line
... et Partisans[?] (Français) (FTP or FTPF) – Formed by French communist[?] party and ended up as the military wing of Front National (see below).
Franc-Tireur[?] ...