Scotland's Lost Branch Lines
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Scotland's Lost Branch Lines

Where Beeching Got It Wrong

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Scotland's Lost Branch Lines

Where Beeching Got It Wrong

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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 ground-breaking study of Dr Beeching's approach to closures has unearthed – from rarely or never previously referenced archive sources – strong evidence of a 'stitch-up', ignoring the scope for sensible economies and improvements which would have allowed a significant number of axed routes to survive and prosper. Acclaimed railway historian David Spaven traces the birth, life and eventual death of Scotland's branch lines through the unique stories of how a dozen routes lost their trains in the 1960s: the lines to Ballachulish, Ballater, Callander, Crail, Crieff /Comrie, Fraserburgh, Kelso, Kilmacolm, Leven, Peebles, Peterhead and St Andrews.He concludes by exploring a potential renaissance of branch lines, propelled by concerns over road congestion, vehicle pollution and the climate emergency.

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Publisher
Origin
Year
2022
ISBN
9781788857222
Topic
Technology & Engineering
Subtopic
Rail Transportation
Index
Technology & Engineering

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. List of Maps, Illustrations and Tables
  7. Foreword
  8. Glossary and list of abbreviations
  9. Part One: The birth, life and death of Scotland’s branch lines
  10. Part Two: A dozen closures dissected
  11. Notes
  12. Bibliography
  13. Appendix: passenger route closures since the 1923 Grouping
  14. Index