Scotland's Lost Branch Lines

Scotland's Lost Branch Lines
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Publisher : Origin
Total Pages : 449
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ISBN-10 : 9781788857222
ISBN-13 : 1788857224
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Book Synopsis Scotland's Lost Branch Lines by : David Spaven

Download or read book Scotland's Lost Branch Lines written by David Spaven and published by Origin. This book was released on 2022-05-03 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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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