50 years ago Dr Beeching wielded his axe on a large percentage of Britain's railway network piece on BBC site
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Fifty years ago on Wednesday the Beeching Report was published, spelling the end for thousands of stations and hundreds of branch lines. But now, in one corner of Britain, a new line is being laid that will restore a link cut by Beeching's axe.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21938349
I know of plenty of routes here in the Midlands that would benefit from a rail service some are still used for freight and diversions, others mostly cycle paths. Many rural communities that lost their services would also benefit now that bus services fail to serve them.
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PDf documents of the entire timeline leading up to the implementation
http://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/doc....php?docID=115