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Richard Beeching, Baron Beeching (21 April 1913 – 23 March 1985), commonly known as Dr Beeching, was a physicist and engineer who for a short but very notable time was chairman of British Railways. He became a household name in Britain in the early 1960s for his report The Reshaping of British Railways, commonly referred to as The ...
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- 23 March 1985 (aged 71), East Grinstead, West Sussex, England
- Richard Beeching, 21 April 1913, Sheerness, Kent, England
- Beeching Report on railway closures
Richard Beeching, Baron Beeching (* 21. April 1913 in Maidstone; † 23. März 1985 in East Grinstead, Mid Sussex) war ein britischer Physiker und Ingenieur, der vor allem durch seine Tätigkeit als Vorsitzender der Staatsbahn British Railways bekannt wurde.
They are named for Dr. Richard Beeching, then-chair of the British Railways Board and the author of two reports – The Reshaping of British Railways (1963) and The Development of the Major Railway Trunk Routes (1965) – that outlined the necessity [citation needed] of improving the efficiency of the railways and the plan for ...
7. Juni 2013 · The 50th anniversary of the Beeching Report, which recommended closing a third of Britain's rail network, is marked by a night of programmes on BBC Parliament. The report is controversial, as some lines were uneconomic but others were vital for communities and tourism.
25. März 2013 · Dr Richard Beeching's report meant the end of hundreds of stations. By Martin Coldrick. BBC News, Yorkshire. The publication 50 years ago of an explosive report on the future of Britain's...
27. März 2013 · Fifty years ago, the Beeching Report recommended closing down a third of the rail network to make it profitable. The report sparked controversy and led to the loss of many stations and lines, but some are now being reopened or rebuilt.
24. März 2023 · On March 27th 1963 a businessman-turned-bureaucrat published a boring-sounding report. It was called “The Reshaping of British Railways” and the author was Richard Beeching. The report had such...
