The Midland Railway, part 1

[@ricktownend9144]

very clear and enjoyable viewing

[@whyyoulidl]

Thanks; most enjoyable. More please :-)

[@likklej8]

Its the M in the big4s LMS great railway history thanks!

[@Andrewjg_89]

Will the line from Leicester to Burton-on-Trent could soon reopen to passengers with new stations to be added. I hope it happens.

[@johnmboon]

Nice representation. Not much about the line onto Burton from Ashby though and the Wooden Box loop, or the Ashby Burton Light Railway. Or the Ticknall Tramway.

[@MattDavis_BeechingsGhosts]

Thank you for your comment. Ticknall tramway is a future project and I will cover it in detail, as with other tramways. Is the Wooden Box Loop related to the Swad loop?

[@jorgedasilva2054]

Love it, keep up the good work.

[@danman4633]

Very good. Beeching didn't close any railways, they were closed by the Minister for Transport. On nationalised it was government policy to rationalize the network.

[@johnclayden1670]

Spot on and too rarely said.

[@michaelhearn3052]

Railways had always closed even before Beeching was Chairman of BRB back in 1963 IIRC, it was the Branchline Committee that recommended lines for closure, certainly the Big Four Railway companies would prune their networks. His (Beechings) report published in 1963, was based on some dubious survey in April 1962 and was the precursor to the Beeching cuts that occurred up to May 1965 when Beeching left office following his resignation a year earlier. Yes it was the responsibility of the Ministers of Transport to effect the closures after a due process. But this all changed with the BRB Network for Development Plans 1967 were published and BRB were made responsible for deciding which lines to close and not the Minister.

[@andrewlong6438]

The rise of the number of motor cars and lorries post WW2 reduced numbers on the railways which suffered increased losses. The Beeching report was to identify closures to stem those losses but as you say the authority to close lay with a Minister.

[@bobtudbury8505]

yes, the labour party

[@LolLol-zr9jc]

Great video, they really screwed over so many commuters and small communities in my county.

[@JoeK25301]

Can’t wait for you to do Northamptonshire

[@MattDavis_BeechingsGhosts]

Thanks for the comment, which I have been mulling over for some time. Once the county is complete, I'll be looking at surrounding counties and my home of Essex. I've got the basics of Northampton in the bag....

[@JoeK25301]

@@MattDavis_BeechingsGhosts Ah, that's brilliant.

[@DyfedBowen]

are you dubbing? im trying to work it out!

[@MattDavis_BeechingsGhosts]

Only on the platform. There was building works going on in the background, I had to re-edit the sound, or go back to Loughborough and get permission from staff again!

[@michaelhearn3052]

@@MattDavis_BeechingsGhosts Well done anyway for producing this video.

[@bobtudbury8505]

yes we invented the railway, the first steam train was by a cornishman.years before what i was taught

[@MattDavis_BeechingsGhosts]

Hi Bob, that would be Richard Trevithick was was exhibiting his self-propelled steam engine as early as 1809.

[@bobtudbury8505]

@@MattDavis_BeechingsGhosts that's him, i always forget. The lines were not strong enough, the metal was poor and kept breaking. My school taught me so badly and they continue to do so

[@MattDavis_BeechingsGhosts]

@@bobtudbury8505 I find often that what I was taught at school has been updated or superseded or changed since I was taught it. So I don't think *at the time* I was taught anything wrong, but I have failed to keep knowledge up-to-date. Much like those of us who drive and have to keep up with changes to the highway code.