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2069

In 1914, Britain’s railways extended over 23,440 miles (37,720 km) and cross-country journeys were possible.  Dr Beeching’s recommendations had a devastating effect on rural areas, especially in Scotland. Car and petrol industries boomed, motorways were built, road networks grew. The Beeching Report, a veritable ecological disaster.

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