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Richard Beeching, Baron Beeching (21 April 1913 – 23 March 1985), commonly known as Dr Beeching, was a physicist and engineer who for a short but very notable time was chairman of British Railways.
The Beeching cuts, also colloquially referred to as the Beeching Axe, were a major series of route closures and service changes made as part of the restructuring of the nationalised railway system in Great Britain in the 1960s.
Mar 27, 2013 · Fifty years ago, the Beeching Report recommended closing down a third of the rail network to make it profitable. The report sparked controversy and led to the loss of many stations and lines, but some are now being reopened or rebuilt.
Jun 7, 2013 · Ministers were desperate to stem losses on the railway when they asked Dr Richard Beeching to compile his report. His name is a dirty word among railway enthusiasts, but was he actually ahead...
Mar 27, 2023 · Learn about Dr Richard Beeching, the man behind the plan to reshape British Railways in the 1960s, and his reasons for closing thousands of stations and lines. Explore his speech, report and documents from The National Archives.
Mar 25, 2013 · Dr Richard Beeching's report meant the end of hundreds of stations. By Martin Coldrick. BBC News, Yorkshire. The publication 50 years ago of an explosive report on the future of Britain's...
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Dec 7, 2017 · The Beeching Report of 1963 recommended closing thousands of miles of railway lines and stations in Britain, sparking protests and controversies. Learn about the economic and social reasons behind the cuts, their consequences and the prospects of reopening some lines.
