Before Beeching

Unique Transport DVDs

Before Beeching

Code: UT014

Description

AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER, THIS TITLE IS DUE FOR RELEASE EARLY MAY 2025.

Beeching's Legacy DVD No.1

This is the story of how around 150 pre-Grouping railways of Britain evolved from their 'Golden Age' in the heady Edwardian era to become the less popular nationalised British Railways. It fell to Dr Richard Beeching, Chairman of the British Railways Board (1961-1965) to wield his axe in order to achieve the Government's ambition of turning the railways back into profit. With the use of extensive and rare archive footage, this series examines Beeching's legacy as we commemorate 60 years since his infamous report The Reshaping of British Railways was published.

To start our journey, we follow the path of Britain's railways from the pre- Grouping of the Edwardian era when steam was king, through to Beeching's appointment as Chairman of the British Railways Board in 1961. During that time two World Wars had drastically changed Britain and its railways had moved from a Golden Age to an industry experiencing heavy annual losses.

Produced by - Unique Transport
Running time - 52 minutes approx
DVD only
Released - May 2025

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