History-UK-BK1-Beeching axe

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end of austerity booklet 1 What was the Beeching axe?
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History-UK-BK1-Beeching axe
  1. The nationalisation of British railways was making loses of 104 million
    1. Railways needed to be modernised
      1. Richard Beeching was given he job of making the railways more efficient
        1. Beeching recommended
          1. 2,539 railway stations were closed
            1. 8,000km of railway track was demolished
              1. loss of 160,000 jobs over 7 years
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