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Banchory railway station on the Deeside Railway, Scotland, in 1961.The station closed in 1966. After growing rapidly in the 19th century during the Railway Mania, the British railway system reached its height in the years immediately before the First World War, with a network of 23,440 miles (37,720 km). [2]
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.
British Rail: 2008 Aberdare High Level: GWR: 1964 reopened 1988 Aberdare Low Level: TVR: 1964 Aberdeen Ferryhill: Aberdeen Railway: 1864 Aberdeen Guild Street: Aberdeen Railway: 1867 (Aberdeen) Holburn Street: Deeside Railway 1937 (Aberdeen) Hutcheon Street: Denburn Valley Line 1937 Aberdeen Kittybrewster (3 stations of this name, on 2 lines ...
As the last steam locomotives were withdrawn, the corporation's public name was re-branded in 1965 as British Rail (see British Rail brand names for a full history). This re-branding introduced the double-arrow logo to represent the industry as a whole; the standardised Rail Alphabet typeface used for all communications and signs; and the BR ...
British Railway History. An outline from the accession of William IV to the Nationalisation of Railways, 1830–1876 (vol 1. G. Allen and Unwin, 1954) Ellis, Cuthbert Hamilton. British Railway History: An Outline from the Accession of William IV to the Nationalization of Railways, 1877–1947. Vol. 2 (G. Allen and Unwin, 1959); see online review.
November 22 – Full electric operation of the British Rail West Coast Main Line between London Euston and Crewe. November 27 – Cessation of steam operation on the Western Region of British Railways. November – British Rail operates the first commercial Merry-go-round trains carrying coal between collieries and electricity generating ...
The line and all its stations closed in 1966 under British Rail's Beeching cuts. [1] The closure of the line can be accounted for by the awkward geography of the Devizes line, and the declining amounts of traffic due to alternative railway lines and the increasing popularity of road transport.
[2] Following the format of Great British Railway Journeys and related series with Portillo as presenter, each episode of this series features a coastal railway journey through England, Scotland, Wales or Ireland. Series 1 was first broadcast on BBC Two in January–February 2022, series 2 in May–June 2023, and series 3 in April–May 2024. [3]