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In the early 1960's a big chunk of the UK's railway system was closed as part of what is known as "The Beeching cuts". Named after Dr. Richard Beeching who wrote a report for the government as to how losses could be reduced, and the railways returned to profitability.
Although he's widely blamed for shutting down railways, was it really his doing?
In this film I look at the events that led up to the Beeching report, how the government implemented it and how the lives of the key characters lives panned out in later years.