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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Reshaping of British Railways canonical | 2 |
| Beeching Report | 1 |
Statements (47)
| 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
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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
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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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Beeching Report