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Government, the railways, and the modernization of Britain : Beeching's last trains by Charles Loft is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
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<p>More than 40 years after its publication, the 1963 Beeching Report on British railways remains controversial for recommending the closure of a third of Britain’s railways. </p><p>In this book, Charles Loft examines:</p><ul> <li>why the nationalized railways were in such dire financial straits by 1963</li> <li>how government work on future transport needs led to conclusions which would have cut Britain’s railways down by thousands of miles</li> <li>what difficulties eventually halted attempts
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- Author
- Charles Loft
- Publisher
- Frank Cass
- Published
- 2011
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781135773663
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- History, Business, Social Science
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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