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How Beeching's cuts hit the Midlands

Discussion in 'On Track.' started by dace83, Oct 27, 2008.

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    dace83 Well-Known Member

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    Rail experts agree that the infamous Dr Beeching axed too many lines in his 1960s quest to make the railways pay.

    The Midlands bore the brunt of the cuts with scores of lines and hundreds of stations closing down.

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west ... 691862.stm
     
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