The Reshaping of British Railways

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The Reshaping of British Railways was a 1963 British government report by Dr. Richard Beeching that recommended widespread railway line and station closures, fundamentally reshaping the UK rail network.

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Beeching Report 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Railways Board report
government report
transport policy document
aim to make British Railways financially viable
to reduce railway operating deficits
author Dr. Richard Beeching NERFINISHED
Richard Beeching NERFINISHED
colloquialName Beeching Report NERFINISHED
Beeching cuts report NERFINISHED
commissionedBy British government NERFINISHED
Minister of Transport
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
datePresented 1963-03-27
focus freight traffic patterns
passenger traffic patterns
followedBy The Development of the Major Railway Trunk Routes NERFINISHED
hasPart financial analyses of railway services
maps of proposed line closures
tables of traffic statistics
impact long-term reduction of the UK rail network
reshaping of the British railway map
widespread railway line closures in Great Britain
widespread railway station closures in Great Britain
jurisdiction Great Britain NERFINISHED
language English
legacy controversial reduction of rail services in rural areas
long-term debate over UK rail policy
mediaType printed report
namedAfter Richard Beeching NERFINISHED
pages over 100
placeOfPresentation London NERFINISHED
publicationYear 1963
publisher British Railways Board NERFINISHED
recommendation closure of lightly used railway stations
closure of many rural railway lines
concentration of services on core profitable routes
development of a trunk railway network
greater use of road transport for freight
relatedTo Beeching cuts NERFINISHED
British Railways modernisation NERFINISHED
British transport policy in the 1960s
sector rail transport
subject British Railways finances
railway line closures in Great Britain
railway network restructuring
railway station closures in Great Britain
timePeriodCovered late 1950s and early 1960s

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this entity surface form: Beeching Report
Richard Beeching notableWork The Reshaping of British Railways