🌟 [ 91 ]   British Rail: The Beeching Cuts | Costly Mistake or Necessary Sacrifice? in the Dark [ @History in the Dark ]

One of the more infamous, and debated, decisions from British Railways in the 1960 s was to shut down many, many different lines that once connected the whole of the United Kingdom. Defenders will say it was needed to save the railway. Critics will say it was a wasteful, useless attempt to fix unrelated problems to railway operation. Either way, the decision is directly linked to two infamous reports penned by Dr. Richard Beeching, and the axe that followed. Music Credits:Ghost Train Theme [ 🔗 클릭‼️ ] Cover by Luke Pickman [ 🔗 클릭‼️ ] The Diseasel [ 🔗 클릭‼️ ] . Cover by Luke Pickman [ 🔗 클릭‼️ ] Henry s Theme (Sad) [ 🔗 클릭‼️ ] . Cover by Luke Pickman [ 🔗 클릭‼️ ] 0:00 - Intro 0:43 - The Backstory 7:21 - The Reports 12:54 - The Effects 19:21 - Aftermath The Beeching cuts (also Beeching Axe) was a plan to increase the efficiency of the nationalized railway system in Great Britain. The plan was outlined in two reports: The Reshaping of British Railways (1963) and The Development of the Major Railway Trunk Routes (1965), written by Richard Beeching and published by the British Railways Board. The first report identified 2,363 stations and 5,000 miles (8,000 km) of railway line for closure, amounting to 55% of stations, 30% of route miles, and 67,700 British Rail positions, with an objective of stemming the large losses being incurred during a period of increasing competition from road transport and reducing the rail subsidies necessary to keep the network running. The second report identified a small number of major routes for significant investment. The 1963 report also recommended some less well-publicized changes, including a switch to the now-standard practice of containerization for rail freight, and the replacement of some services with integrated bus services linked to the remaining rai .

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