Index:The Reshaping of British Railways (Beeching Report).pdf

Title	The Reshaping of British Railways
Author	Richard Beeching
Year	1963
Publisher	Her Majesty's Stationary Office
Location	London
Source	pdf
Progress	To be proofread
Transclusion	Index not transcluded or unreviewed

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The Reshaping of British Railways

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2. FOREWORD ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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3. THE NATURE OF THE PROBLEM ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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4. ANALYSIS OF THE PROBLEM ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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5. Examination of the Present State of the Railways ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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6. British Railways' Route System and the Distribution of Traffic Density ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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7. MORE DETAILED CONSIDERATION OF THE MAIN GROUPS OF TRAFFIC ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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8. Passenger Services ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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9. Fast and Semi-Fast Trains ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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10. Stopping-Train Services ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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11. Hardship ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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12. Suburban Services ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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13. London Services ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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14. Suburban Services Outside London ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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15. Mails and Parcels ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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16. Freight Traffic ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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17. Present Method of Handling Freight Traffic ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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18. The Main Classes of Freight Traffic ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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19. Coal Traffic ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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20. Mineral Traffic ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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21. Wagon-Load Mineral and General Merchandise Freight Traffic ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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22. The Survey of Traffic Not On Rail ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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23. Liner Trains ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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24. Freight Sundries ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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25. Reduction of the Freight Wagon Fleet ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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27. OPERATING AND ADMINISTRATIVE ECONOMIES ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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28. REDUCTION IN MANPOWER ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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29. THE FINANCIAL CONSEQUENCES OF THE PLAN ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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30. OTHER FACTORS ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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31. SUMMARY OF THE REPORT ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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32. APPENDICES ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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