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Scotland's lost branch lines : where Beeching got it wrong

Spaven, D. L. (David L.)2022
Books, Manuscripts
The infamous 'Beeching Axe' swept away virtually every Scottish branch line in the 1960s. Conventional wisdom viewed these losses as regrettable yet inevitable in an era of growing affluence and rising car ownership. This analysis of Beeching's flawed approach to closures has unearthed strong evidence of a 'stitch-up' - the Beeching Report ignored the scope for sensible economies which would have allowed a significant number of axed routes to survive and prosper. David Spaven traces the birth, life and eventual death of Scotland's branch lines, and outlines the controversial closure process through the unique stories of how a dozen routes lost their trains in the 1960s: the lines to Ballachulish, Ballater, Callander, Crail, Crieff, Fraserburgh, Kelso, Kilmacolm, Leven, Peebles, Peterhead and St Andrews.
Author:
Imprint:
Edinburgh : Origin, 2022.
Collation:
320 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781839830198 (hbk)
Dewey class:
385'.09411385.0941385.09411385.094
Local class:
AS2385.094
Language:
English
BRN:
3072918
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