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Such was the scale of these cuts that the programme came to be colloquially referred to as the Beeching Axe, though the 1963 report also recommended some less well-publicised changes; including a switch to the now-standard practice of containerisation for rail freight, and the replacement of some services with integrated bus services linked to ...
The Beeching cuts were a reduction in the size of the British railway network, along with a restructuring of British Rail, in the 1960s. Since the mid-1990s there has been significant growth in passenger numbers on the railways and renewed government interest in the role of rail in UK transport.
Beeching and his elder brother Geoffrey attended Imperial College of Science & Technology in London, where both read physics and took First Class honours degrees. His younger brothers both attended Downing College, Cambridge. [2] Beeching remained at Imperial College where he undertook a research PhD under the supervision of Sir George Thomson.
A. Abbey Town railway station; Acrow Halt railway station; Addingham railway station; Adlestrop railway station; Airmyn railway station; Aldeburgh railway station
(The Center Square) – The House has overwhelmingly voted against the stopgap bill presented to the House floor Thursday evening by Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., after a last-minute scramble.
The Beeching cuts threatened closure but the line was reprieved at a hearing in 1964. [3] In its 1964 accounts, British Rail counted the cost of the reprieve at £133,000 (£2.4m at 2014 prices) [ 4 ] in a full year, plus £44,000 which could have been saved if freight was also withdrawn.
Oil extended gains to hit a five-month high on Monday as worries grew over supply disruptions impacting big importers China and India following wide-ranging sanctions against Russian crude.
U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy warned in a recent advisory about alcohol use increasing cancer risk. The advisory notes that alcohol can increase the risk of throat, liver, esophageal ...