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Since the Beeching cuts, road traffic levels have grown significantly. As well, since privatisation in the mid-1990s, there have been record levels of passengers on the railways owing to a preference to living in smaller towns and rural areas, and in turn commuting longer distances [72] (although the cause of this is disputed). A few of the ...
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.
Stunt performer Paul Weston and several actors had also suffered from injuries when the cheap wire suspension system failed. [161] Apocalypse Now (1979). In the film's opening scene, Martin Sheen cut his hand after smashing a mirror; he was too drunk to realize that his hand was streaming in blood. During filming on 5 March 1977, Sheen suffered ...
Black American actors over 50 don’t always get the recognition they deserve — even from major institutions like the Academy Awards. Still, their legacy and influence is undeniable.
On the advice of his agent, like many other actors who were asked, he turned down the starring role in A Fistful of Dollars (1964). [ citation needed ] He was in Marco the Magnificent (1965) with Anthony Quinn ; That Man in Istanbul (1965), a Eurospy film; Johnny Banco (1967), a comedy with Yves Allégret ; and Young Rebel (1967), a biopic of ...
The Tim Burton-directed superhero film has multiple mistakes, but a major one happens when Joker and his crew deface paintings at a museum. One of his gang members slaps a painting with his hands ...
Craig's bond films debuted amid dense action-packed competition and still managed to stand out and be widely considered some of the best Bond movies there are. IMDB / The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) 3.
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at £133,000 (£2.4m at 2014 prices) [ 4 ] in a full year, plus £44,000 which could have been saved if freight was also withdrawn.