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Scotland's Lost Branch Lines
- Where Beeching Got It Wrong
Engelsk Paperback
Scotland's Lost Branch Lines
- Where Beeching Got It Wrong
Engelsk Paperback

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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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Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
320
ISBN-13:
9781839830532
Indbinding:
Paperback
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ISBN-10:
1839830530
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Udg. Dato:
6 jun 2024
Længde:
30mm
Bredde:
234mm
Højde:
155mm
Forlag:
Birlinn General
Oplagsdato:
6 jun 2024
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