Railway Renaissance: Britain’s Railways After Beeching PDF
408 Pages·2017·18.49 MB·English
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RAILWAY RENAISSANCE In Memory of Trefor David (1930–1999) Inspiration for my life-long interest in railways Cymmer Afan had become the temporary terminus for trains from Bridgend and Maesteg, following closure of the Rhondda Tunnel and the link to Treherbert in 1968. Shortly before closure in 1970, the author stands alongside a Class 121 ‘bubble car’ with his late father, Trefor, and an unknown driver. Photo: Derek Short RAILWAY RENAISSANCE Britain’s railways after Beeching Gareth David CONTENTS Introduction Chapter 1 Beeching and the Aftermath Chapter 2 The Making of a Modern Railway Chapter 3 Re-openings across England Chapter 4 Rebuilding Scotland’s Railway
Description:When a 35 mile stretch of the former Waverley route from Edinburgh to Carlisle reopened on 6 September 2015, it became the most significant reopening of any UK railway since the infamous Beeching Report, 'The reshaping of British Railways', was published in March 1963. In his report, Dr Riochard Bee
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