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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.
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The road Beeching Drive in Lowestoft, Suffolk, located on the site of the former Lowestoft North station is also so named. Coincidentally, a smaller pedestrian area in the vicinity is known as Stephenson's Walk. The old station approach in the village of Upton, Oxfordshire, is now a cul-de-sac called Beeching Close. [29]
A traffic warning has been issued for hazardous driving conditions due to heavy rain between I-435 (Kansas City) (West)/I-29 and Mexico City Avenue/Exit 15 on I-435/I-29. The event impacts 0.88 miles.
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