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Dr Richard Beeching gets a bit of a bad rap sometimes. Well he gets a bad rap pretty much all of the time after his controversial railway cuts instigated in the 1960s. [Article may require subscription. -RS]
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Once Dr Richard Beeching had unveiled his infamous report on The Reshaping of British Railways, 50 years ago today, the country's rail network would never again be the same. But - with hindsight - does he really deserve his reputation as an axeman or was he simply doing a job which had to be done?
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It is 50 years since Dr Richard Beeching's report on British Railways which led to hundreds of stations and 650 miles of railway line being closed in Scotland. The axing of the 98-mile Waverley Route from Edinburgh to Carlisle was the worst of all the Beeching cuts, according to author and railway expert David Spaven. The closure left the Scottish Borders as the only region of Britain without a train service and Hawick, 56 miles from Edinburgh and 42 miles from Carlisle, as the largest town farthest from a railway station.
(Permalink) Borders Rail David Spaven Dr Richard Beeching The Reshaping of British Railways Waverley Route  Kershopefoot: Too fast for an Ilford Sportsman! With window glass starting to rattle and surface ripples suddenly appearing on the signalman's mug of tea, the peace and tranquility at Kershopefoot is rudely ...  St Boswells: With less than two years to go before the last scheduled passenger train over the through route, a departure for Berwick via Kelso waits in the bay at the south end of St Boswells station on 10 Septem ...  Riddings Junction: 'Twas a cold and frosty morning.... A chilly-looking scene on the platform at Riddings Junction in November 1964 as one of Kingmoor's Black 5s, no 45481, thunders north through the station wi ... |
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Scotland's rail network has seen far less than the intended impact of the notorious Beeching report, published 50 years ago next week, analysis by The Scotsman shows. Powerful political lobbying reprieved several famous lines earmarked for the axe, while a number of others which were closed have since been reopened to passengers.
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