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The Development Of The Major Railway Trunk Routes
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Sample Quote "The object of the present report is a critical examination of a crucial part of the system - the trunk routes - and it sets out for consideration the information and forecasts necessary to establish how the through route system can best be developed to match the future pattern of rail traffic demand."
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Archivist's Summary The second (and lesser-known) 'Beeching Report'; this one concentrated on stimulating traffic on the core routes rather than branch line closures.
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Category Financial & economic reports
Related Event N/A
Date of Publication February 1965
Author(s) British Railways Board
Publisher British Railways Board
Sourced? Yes
Source Archive Collection
Original Document Link None
Source Format Bound Booklet
Document Copyright BRB (Residuary) Ltd
Permission Requested? Yes
Permission Granted? Yes
PDF Available? Yes
PDF File Copyright BRB (Residuary) Ltd
No. of Pages 104
Size of Download (Mb) 4.3
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  Timeline:
Beeching closures 		 
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December 1960
Reorganisation of the Nationalised Transport Undertakings

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27th March 1963
The Reshaping of British Railways - Part 1: Report

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27th March 1963
The Reshaping of British Railways - Part 2: Maps

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2nd May 1963
The Economics and Social Aspects of the Beeching Plan

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1965
Review of Dr Beeching's Report The Reshaping of British Railways

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February 1965
The Development Of The Major Railway Trunk Routes

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February 1965
The Transport Conflict by Dr Beeching

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