Cheshire Lines Committee

The original station, which was above ground, opened in 1874, at the end of the Cheshire Lines Committee (CLC) line to Manchester. It replaced Brunswick station as the CLC's terminus, and was the headquarters of the committee. In 1891 the Low Level station opened, at the end of the Mersey Railway's route via the Mersey Railway Tunnel from Birkenhead, when their route was extended from James Street station. The Mersey Railway platforms were ...

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Liverpool Central station, Liverpool Central station - History, Liverpool Central station - Services

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Historically, Chester General station was a joint station between the Great Western Railway and the London and North Western Railway. The station dates from 1848, having an Italianate frontage designed by Francis Thompson. The station also has carved wooden owls at some strategic locations high in the roof beams to help deter feral pigeons. From 1875, Chester was also served by Chester Northgate station (owned by the Cheshire Lines Committee); however, this station was closed in 1969 and is now the site of a leisure centre. In 1972, a train cr ...

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Chester railway station, Chester railway station - History, Chester railway station - Services

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The MS&LR company was formed in 1847 by a merger of the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway; the Sheffield & Lincolnshire Junction Railway: the Great Grimsby & Sheffield Junction Railway: and the Grimsby Docks Company. This grouping gave the Railway an East-West main line linking Manchester and giving it access to Lincolnshire and the North Sea. Its initial route ran from Manchester London Road, across the Pennines via the Woodhead Pass to Sheffield Victoria station, Doncaster and onwards to L ...

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Great Central Railway, Great Central Railway - History, Great Central Railway - The London extension, Great Central Railway - Traffic on the London extension, Great Central Railway - Rundown and closure, Great Central Railway - What still remains, Great Central Railway - Geography

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History of rail transport in Great Britain - Early rails. As early as 1676 railed roads were in use in Northumberland to ease the conveyance of coal from the mines to the banks of the river at Newcastle-on-Tyne. These were simply straight and parallel rails of timber on which carts with rollers drawn by horses enabled several wagons to be moved simultaneously. Called tramroads (the early coal wagons were called drams), these primitive rails were superseded in 1793 when the then superintendent of the ...

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History of rail transport in Great Britain, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Railed roads and tramways 1676 to 1825, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Early rails, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Early public railways, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Stockton and Darlington Railway, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The development of the railways 1825 to 1923, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Liverpool and Manchester Railway, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Canterbury and Whitstable Railway, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Further Progress, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Railway Mania, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Government involvement, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The Battle of the Gauges, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Early successes, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Major railway companies in Great Britain, History of rail transport in Great Britain - English railways, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Scottish railways, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The Grouping, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Following the grouping: 1923-1947, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The grouping period, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Nationalisation, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The railways in the post-war world, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The modernisation plan, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The Beeching era, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The 1970s, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The 1980s, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The 1990s, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Privatisation, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Contemporary developments

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Southport, in its present form, was founded by William Sutton in 1798. However, there have been settlements in the area for much longer than that: the northern part of the town around St Cuthbert's Church, formerly North Meols (now known as Churchtown), was mentioned in the Domesday book, and some areas of the town have names of Viking origin. Southport grew quickly in the 19th Century as it gained a reputation for being a more refined seaside resort than its neighbour-up-the-coast Blackpool. Sout ...

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Southport, Southport - Origin, Southport - Economy, Southport - Transport, Southport - Politics, Southport - Sport, Southport - Famous People

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Formerly the G-Mex was known as Central Station and was Manchester's fourth railway terminal. It was built between 1875–80 by the Cheshire Lines Committee, a joint collaboration between three companies:Great Northern Railway, the Midland Railway and the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway The building consists of a huge wrought-iron and glass segmental vault spanning 210 feet,and 550 feet long, because of its comparatively low cost in 1877, and was built by Handysides of Derby. The substructure and masonry p ...

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G-Mex, G-Mex - History, G-Mex - Reference

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List of constituents of the London and North Eastern Railway - Independently operated lines. Colne Valley and Halstead Railway 19 miles (30km) East and West Yorkshire Union Railway 9.5 miles (15km) Mid-Suffolk Light Railway 19.5 miles (31km) List of constituents of the London and North Eastern Railway - Leased or worked railways. Many of these "railways" existed only in name; there were included on the list at the time of the Railways Act in order ...

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List of constituents of the London and North Eastern Railway, List of constituents of the London and North Eastern Railway - Main companies, List of constituents of the London and North Eastern Railway - Subsidiary companies, List of constituents of the London and North Eastern Railway - Independently operated lines, List of constituents of the London and North Eastern Railway - Leased or worked railways, List of constituents of the London and North Eastern Railway - Independently Operated Joint Companies, List of constituents of the London and North Eastern Railway - Joint railways, List of constituents of the London and North Eastern Railway - Now totally LNER, List of constituents of the London and North Eastern Railway - Joint with LMSR, List of constituents of the London and North Eastern Railway - Joint with GWR

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In 1923, now comprised wholly in the LMSR Carlisle Citadel Station and Goods Traffic Joint Committees (originally joint owned by various companies) were LNW/MidR joint: Ashby & Nuneaton Railway 29.25 miles (47 km) Enderby Railway 2.25 miles (4 km) were LNW/L&YR joint: Lancashire & Yorkshire and Lancashire Union Joint Railway 12.75 miles (21 km) North Union Joint Railway 6.5 miles (10 km) Preston & Longridge Railway 8 miles (13 km)See also:

List of constituents of the London Midland and Scottish Railway, List of constituents of the London Midland and Scottish Railway - Constituent companies, List of constituents of the London Midland and Scottish Railway - Subsidiary Companies, List of constituents of the London Midland and Scottish Railway - Joint Railways, List of constituents of the London Midland and Scottish Railway - Irish lines, List of constituents of the London Midland and Scottish Railway - Shareholdings

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Liverpool and Manchester Railway - Up to Construction. The Liverpool and Manchester Railway was intended to achieve cheap transport of raw materials and finished goods between Manchester and its natural port outlet; Liverpool. The main means of transport (the Bridgewater Canal ), built some 50 years earlier was felt to be making excessive profits from the existing trade and throttling the growth of Manchester. (Similar feelings with regard to the railways led in turn to the construction of the Manchester Ship Can ...

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Liverpool and Manchester Railway, Liverpool and Manchester Railway - Historic Line, Liverpool and Manchester Railway - Up to Construction, Liverpool and Manchester Railway - Construction, Liverpool and Manchester Railway - Opening, Liverpool and Manchester Railway - Pioneer, Liverpool and Manchester Railway - Modern Line, Liverpool and Manchester Railway - Stations, Liverpool and Manchester Railway - Bibliography

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The nucleus of the network are the underground sections in the centre of Liverpool and under the River Mersey to Birkenhead. The Mersey Railway Tunnel was opened in 1886, terminating at James Street station in Liverpool. This route was extended to Liverpool Central in 1890. However, the present system in Liverpool dates from the 1970s, with the construction of the 'Loop' and the 'Link'. The Loop is a single track tunnel, along which Wirral Line trains run clockwise, from James Street to Moorfields, Lime Street, Central and back to James Stre ...

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Merseyrail, Merseyrail - Fleet, Merseyrail - Network: the Loop and Link, Merseyrail - Northern Line, Merseyrail - Wirral Line, Merseyrail - Future

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In the post-war world, lifestyles underwent radical changes, cars became affordable to the masses, new road and motorways were built. The railways on the other hand entered the post-war world with technologies and operating practices which had changed little since the Victorian era. The last 60 years have seen the railways stumbling to adjust to the new world. The railways attempts to modernise during the 1950s ...

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History of rail transport in Great Britain, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Railed roads and tramways 1676 to 1825, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Early rails, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Early public railways, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Stockton and Darlington Railway, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The development of the railways 1825 to 1923, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Liverpool and Manchester Railway, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Canterbury and Whitstable Railway, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Further Progress, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Railway Mania, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Government involvement, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The Battle of the Gauges, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Early successes, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Major railway companies in Great Britain, History of rail transport in Great Britain - English railways, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Scottish railways, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The Grouping, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Following the grouping: 1923-1947, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The grouping period, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Nationalisation, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The railways in the post-war world, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The modernisation plan, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The Beeching era, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The 1970s, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The 1980s, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The 1990s, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Privatisation, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Contemporary developments

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During the First World War the whole system was taken under government control and run by the Railway Operating Division of the War Office. This revealed some advantages in running the railways with fewer companies, and after the war it was widely agreed that the required development of the rail network could not be achieved under the conditions that had existed before the war. Nationalisation of the railways, which had been mooted by William Gladstone as early as the 1830s, was considered, but was rejected by the government and the owners o ...

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History of rail transport in Great Britain, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Railed roads and tramways 1676 to 1825, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Early rails, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Early public railways, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Stockton and Darlington Railway, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The development of the railways 1825 to 1923, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Liverpool and Manchester Railway, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Canterbury and Whitstable Railway, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Further Progress, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Railway Mania, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Government involvement, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The Battle of the Gauges, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Early successes, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Major railway companies in Great Britain, History of rail transport in Great Britain - English railways, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Scottish railways, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The Grouping, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Following the grouping: 1923-1947, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The grouping period, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Nationalisation, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The railways in the post-war world, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The modernisation plan, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The Beeching era, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The 1970s, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The 1980s, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The 1990s, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Privatisation, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Contemporary developments

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The modernisation plan of the mid to late 1950s, was intended to bring the railway system kicking and screaming into the 20th century. However most railway historians now regard it as a costly failure and a missed opportunity. The plan involved major projects of electrification and dieselisation of the existing network. However, the plan has been widely criticised since it failed to define what the railways were actually for, and failed to take into account the impact that the motor car, road transport and a changing society would have upon the railway system, and attempting to carry th ...

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History of rail transport in Great Britain, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Railed roads and tramways 1676 to 1825, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Early rails, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Early public railways, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Stockton and Darlington Railway, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The development of the railways 1825 to 1923, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Liverpool and Manchester Railway, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Canterbury and Whitstable Railway, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Further Progress, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Railway Mania, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Government involvement, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The Battle of the Gauges, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Early successes, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Major railway companies in Great Britain, History of rail transport in Great Britain - English railways, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Scottish railways, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The Grouping, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Following the grouping: 1923-1947, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The grouping period, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Nationalisation, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The railways in the post-war world, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The modernisation plan, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The Beeching era, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The 1970s, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The 1980s, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The 1990s, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Privatisation, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Contemporary developments

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The Transport Act 1947 nationalised all private forms of mass transport in Great Britain. The British Transport Commission (BTC) was formed to oversee the working of the Act. To oversee the railways, the British Transport Commission Railway Executive, known as British Railways, came into being. Under the BTC's Railway Executive, the railways were organised into six regions: Eastern Region (ER) — southern LNER lines (region later amalgamated with the North Eastern Region). North Eastern Region (NER) — northern LNER l ...

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History of rail transport in Great Britain, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Railed roads and tramways 1676 to 1825, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Early rails, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Early public railways, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Stockton and Darlington Railway, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The development of the railways 1825 to 1923, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Liverpool and Manchester Railway, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Canterbury and Whitstable Railway, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Further Progress, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Railway Mania, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Government involvement, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The Battle of the Gauges, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Early successes, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Major railway companies in Great Britain, History of rail transport in Great Britain - English railways, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Scottish railways, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The Grouping, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Following the grouping: 1923-1947, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The grouping period, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Nationalisation, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The railways in the post-war world, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The modernisation plan, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The Beeching era, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The 1970s, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The 1980s, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The 1990s, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Privatisation, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Contemporary developments

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The 1970s saw British Rail succesfully introduced high speed diesel train services in 1976 with the InterCity 125 High Speed Train (HST), on some services, and adoption of the InterCity brand. This created an increase in passengers using the railways and improved British Rail's fianances. Less succesfully, British Rail attempted to create a tilting train - The Advanced Passenger Train (APT), but this was later cancelled. ...

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History of rail transport in Great Britain, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Railed roads and tramways 1676 to 1825, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Early rails, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Early public railways, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Stockton and Darlington Railway, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The development of the railways 1825 to 1923, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Liverpool and Manchester Railway, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Canterbury and Whitstable Railway, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Further Progress, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Railway Mania, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Government involvement, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The Battle of the Gauges, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Early successes, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Major railway companies in Great Britain, History of rail transport in Great Britain - English railways, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Scottish railways, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The Grouping, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Following the grouping: 1923-1947, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The grouping period, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Nationalisation, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The railways in the post-war world, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The modernisation plan, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The Beeching era, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The 1970s, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The 1980s, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The 1990s, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Privatisation, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Contemporary developments

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In the 16 years before the outbreak of WWII the new companies set about the tremendous task of rebuilding railways which had had little or no work done since 1918. Priority was new rolling stock: locomotives, coaches and wagons. As an example of the need for rationalisation, the LMSR took over 10,316 steam locomotives at the grouping: these comprised no fewer than 393 different classes. In the 1920s each of the companies produced some exceptional locomotives: LMSR: Royal Scot class 4-6-0 (1927); Sir Henry Fowler wa ...

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History of rail transport in Great Britain, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Railed roads and tramways 1676 to 1825, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Early rails, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Early public railways, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Stockton and Darlington Railway, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The development of the railways 1825 to 1923, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Liverpool and Manchester Railway, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Canterbury and Whitstable Railway, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Further Progress, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Railway Mania, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Government involvement, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The Battle of the Gauges, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Early successes, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Major railway companies in Great Britain, History of rail transport in Great Britain - English railways, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Scottish railways, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The Grouping, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Following the grouping: 1923-1947, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The grouping period, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Nationalisation, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The railways in the post-war world, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The modernisation plan, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The Beeching era, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The 1970s, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The 1980s, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The 1990s, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Privatisation, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Contemporary developments

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In the 1980s the government of Margaret Thatcher was famously hostile to the railways. In 1983 a civil servant named David Serpell unvieled the 'Serpell Report' which called for another large scale round of closures. However this recieved massive opposition and was soon dropped. British Rail was subjected to severe fianancial constraints during the 1980s. By the early 1980s British Rail needed to replace lif ...

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History of rail transport in Great Britain, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Railed roads and tramways 1676 to 1825, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Early rails, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Early public railways, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Stockton and Darlington Railway, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The development of the railways 1825 to 1923, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Liverpool and Manchester Railway, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Canterbury and Whitstable Railway, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Further Progress, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Railway Mania, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Government involvement, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The Battle of the Gauges, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Early successes, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Major railway companies in Great Britain, History of rail transport in Great Britain - English railways, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Scottish railways, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The Grouping, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Following the grouping: 1923-1947, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The grouping period, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Nationalisation, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The railways in the post-war world, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The modernisation plan, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The Beeching era, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The 1970s, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The 1980s, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The 1990s, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Privatisation, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Contemporary developments

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Services on the Merseyrail network are operated by the 1978-built Class 507 and 1979-built Class 508 EMUs. There are a total of 59 trains in service on the network. Twelve 508s were tranferred to Connex (South Eastern) in 1996, a further three were later obtained by Silverlink to supplement their fleet of Class 313 EMUs in North London. One Class 507 (Unit 507022) was scrapped after a collision with Unit 507004 in 1991, and Unit 508118 has been cut up after ha ...

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Merseyrail, Merseyrail - Fleet, Merseyrail - Network: the Loop and Link, Merseyrail - Northern Line, Merseyrail - Wirral Line, Merseyrail - Future

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For main article see Beeching axe. By the early 1960s the railways were running at a huge deficit, and patience with them by the government had run out. In 1962 the transport minister Ernest Marples appointed Richard Beeching as head of British Railways with a brief to cut the spiralling losses. His report The Reshaping of British Railways issued in 1963, concluded that much of the railway network carried little traffic and should be closed down. His report proposed a massive closures program w ...

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History of rail transport in Great Britain, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Railed roads and tramways 1676 to 1825, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Early rails, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Early public railways, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Stockton and Darlington Railway, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The development of the railways 1825 to 1923, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Liverpool and Manchester Railway, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Canterbury and Whitstable Railway, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Further Progress, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Railway Mania, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Government involvement, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The Battle of the Gauges, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Early successes, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Major railway companies in Great Britain, History of rail transport in Great Britain - English railways, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Scottish railways, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The Grouping, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Following the grouping: 1923-1947, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The grouping period, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Nationalisation, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The railways in the post-war world, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The modernisation plan, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The Beeching era, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The 1970s, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The 1980s, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The 1990s, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Privatisation, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Contemporary developments

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Two railways were the pioneers in railway development in England. History of rail transport in Great Britain - Liverpool and Manchester Railway. The next successful venture was the Liverpool and Manchester Railway (L&MR). It is the one which is now considered to be the first true railway, in that it was specifically laid for use by steam locomotives, with cuttings and embankments, rather than using ropes to overcome gradients. It had been a project proposed several years before the S&DR, but ...

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History of rail transport in Great Britain, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Railed roads and tramways 1676 to 1825, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Early rails, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Early public railways, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Stockton and Darlington Railway, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The development of the railways 1825 to 1923, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Liverpool and Manchester Railway, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Canterbury and Whitstable Railway, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Further Progress, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Railway Mania, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Government involvement, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The Battle of the Gauges, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Early successes, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Major railway companies in Great Britain, History of rail transport in Great Britain - English railways, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Scottish railways, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The Grouping, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Following the grouping: 1923-1947, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The grouping period, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Nationalisation, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The railways in the post-war world, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The modernisation plan, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The Beeching era, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The 1970s, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The 1980s, History of rail transport in Great Britain - The 1990s, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Privatisation, History of rail transport in Great Britain - Contemporary developments

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