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Dr Beeching's Remedy
  • Author : David Clough
  • Release Date : 25 June 2022
  • Publisher : Unknown
  • Genre : Railroads
  • Pages : 160
  • ISBN 13 : 0711035423
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Book Description: The ten years from 1955 to 1965 arguably witnessed a greater upheaval in the way BR operated than the period surrounding privatisation. First came the 1955 Modernisation Plan, when vast sums were invested in order to make the network more efficient. Then, in 1962, Richard Beeching was appointed as BR chairman with a mandate to make the Railways run at a profit. As we approach the 50th anniversary of the Beeching Report this book is a timely re-evaluation from a broad perspective of the impact of the report.

Dr Beeching s Remedy

Dr Beeching s Remedy

Author : David Clough
Publisher : Unknown
Genre : Railroads
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The ten years from 1955 to 1965 arguably witnessed a greater upheaval in the way BR operated than the period surrounding privatisation. First came the 1955 Modernisation Plan, when vast sums were invested in order to make the network more efficient. Then, in 1962, Richard Beeching was appointed as BR chairman with a mandate ...

Ernest Marples

Ernest Marples

Author : David Brandon,Martin Upham
Publisher : Pen and Sword Transport
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Ernest Marples revolutionised three UK government departments. At Transport (1959-1964) he appointed Dr Beeching chairman of British Railways and commissioned him to produce his infamous report, inaugurated motorways and introduced significant regulations for motorists. At Housing (1951-1954) he delivered 300,000 new houses annually and as Postmaster General (1957-1959), he reformed Post ...

Last Train to Polmouth

Last Train to Polmouth

Author : John Trethewey
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Genre : Fiction
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In 1964, British Railways closed numerous loss-making branch lines. The coastal Cornish village of Polmouth is cut off from the outside world and faces slow extinction. The villages only asset, Polmine Estate, potentially valuable building land, loses all value overnight. Historian and Latin teacher Felix Ingram has an audacious plan to ...

King s Cross Second Man

King s Cross Second Man

Author : Norman Hill
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Genre : Transportation
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Late in 1964 the author made a career change from the Midland Region railway clerical grades, to the Eastern Region Motive Power Department at King's Cross, initially as a locomotive cleaner. This was the realization of an ambition held for some ten years and by the end of December 1964, he became ...

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Author : Dr Philip Bagwell
Publisher : Routledge
Genre : History
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For the new edition of this classic book Professor Bagwell has included an examination of transport developments since 1974 and particularly the radical changes in policy introduced by Thatcher governments since 1979. The inclusion of a large number of maps, tables and figures, and contemporary illustrations of principal modes of transport enhances ...

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Author : Philip Norman
Publisher : Little, Brown
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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The definitive Paul McCartney biography, written with his approval by bestselling biographer Philip Norman. Since the age of twenty-one, Paul McCartney has lived one of the ultimate rock-n-roll lives played out on the most public of stages. Now, Paul's story is told by rock music's foremost biographer, with McCartney's consent ...

Parliamentary Debates Hansard

Parliamentary Debates Hansard

Author : Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons
Publisher : Unknown
Genre : Great Britain
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Contains the 4th session of the 28th Parliament through the session of the Parliament....

Nationalized Industry and Public Ownership

Nationalized Industry and Public Ownership

Author : William A. Robson
Publisher : Routledge
Genre : Business & Economics
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First Published in 1960, Nationalized Industry and Public Ownership is concerned with the state of nationalized industries in Britain in the context of the wider sphere of public enterprise in the world. It critically examines themes like the motives and background of nationalization; the state of public corporation in Britain; public ...