Beeching's Tracks on BBC4 13th Nov 20:30

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BBC4, Thursday 11 December 8:30pm
Beeching's Tracks

Broadcaster and writer Stuart Maconie takes a wry look at the effect of the Beeching railway cuts in the 1960s and asks how much they are to blame for today's traffic problems in the North West of England.
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Nice one, cheers Gary!
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BBC4, Thursday 18 December 8:30pm
Beeching's Tracks

Pop impresario and former railway worker Pete Waterman goes on a journey across the West Midlands to ask whether Dr Beeching's ideas about the railways hold true today.
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BBC4, Tuesday 23 December 8:30pm
Beeching's Tracks

Adam Hart Davis takes a road trip along the ghost of the Beverley to York line, which was scrapped under Beeching, and looks at the fierce local campaign to get it re-opened.
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