2009-04: Haenel urges change at SNCF

FRANCE: Anyone studying French railway policy over the last 20 years will find that one name stands out as a supporter of proposals to steer strategy towards a more commercial and viable future. That name is Hubert Haenel, Senator for Haut-Rhin, who, since he chaired an inquiry into SNCF in 1993, has become something of a rail specialist. He was instrumental in the policy that saw the regions take over responsibility for local services and since then has authored a series of reports on other aspects of rail policy.

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