The Beeching Axe and after effects.

Films covering the intial reports of Beeching's Book of Brutality and what he has to say in his defence. There is also coverage of how steam engines and railway lines are being preserved. See the first of many residents arriving at the National Railway Museum in York, King George V being rescued and a celebration of the Coronation Scot from the LMS.

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Travel & Events

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• Beeching
• LMS
• National Railway Museum
• King George V

[Intercity47GBRail]

Quite ironic that some of these lines are being reopened by Network Rail.

[burnley5960]

Short sighted IDIOTS

[JBofBrisbane]

"The plan is drastic enough to make you very unpopular in some quarters, what is your reaction to this?"

"I've always been unpopular. Next question?"

[respomanify]

@Intercity47GBRail Network rail closed lines is not the most pathetic example of the Beeching report. Midlands mainline was another example (it was basically newest line before HST1 in 21st century). It was advanced line with little inclines and no sharp turns. If it wasn't closed it would be HST2 with little effort. Now it must be rebuilt, land cleared from nothing.

[penninefilms]

I really like to see these archive films of railway and theses news reel's film are some of the best I have seen much more interesting then seeing the new today.

[Sammy1234568910]

I think some sort of axe had to happen to save and give us the current mailine system we have today but the axed lines that could have run on a profit if they were run by a railwayman and not a banker should have remained open. Atleast it is good to see railways making a comeback with more people travling by rail since the 1920s and new lines being built and old reopened and new companies being formed(pity they arent owned by UK companies though)

[SamMitchell90]

This man is a joke. And today, the current politicians should focus on spending the £32 set aside for HS2, on reopening old railways closed by the arsehole Richard Beeching!! It's a travesty so many lines were closed. Only near me, the South Staffordshire Line is a line that was closed to passengers in 1965 and is completely overgrown.

[jorash123]

NOT Unpopular where on earth was he looking and listening to thick twat he majorly unpoplular and unpopular hated

[Cliffjumper24]

@accadaccasuperstar No he didn't!

Steam was killed off by the 1955 modernisation plan... 6 years before Beeching joined BR.

Even then, the railways evolved as technology improved.

Diesels and electrics are better than steam in every measurable way ... and now locootives have given way to multiple units.

[a4stan]

yes it shoudnt have been sold, Do it the SN-CF way, they just close it and leave it, so its easy to re-open

[a4stan]

I wish the TOR|Y SCUM appointed some1 else

[bernieholland775]

Question - Who built the M1 - Answer Marples-Ridgeway - Question - Who was Minister of Transport at that time - Answer - Ernest Marples - NUFF SAID !