Person Open DS/UK/13584 Beeching; Richard (21 April 1913-23 March 1985); Baron Beeching; British physicist, engineer, and chairman of British Railways Beeching Richard 21 April 1913-23 March 1985 British physicist, engineer, and chairman of British Railways Male (cisgender) Dr Beeching Sheerness, Kent, England (born)

British Science | Physicist, Engineer White No known disability No known religious affiliation Son of Hubert Josiah Beeching (Kent Messenger reporter) and schoolteacher Spouse of Ella Margaret Tiley Heterosexual Richard Beeching, commonly known as Dr Beeching, was a physicist and engineer who for a short but very notable time was chairman of British Railways. He became a household name in Britain in the early 1960s for his report The Reshaping of British Railways, commonly referred to as The Beeching Report, which led to far-reaching changes in the railway network, popularly known as the Beeching Axe. As a result of the report, just over 4,000 route miles were removed from the system on cost and efficiency grounds, leaving Britain with 13,721 miles of railway lines in 1966. A further 2,000 miles were lost by the end of the 1960s, while other lines were reduced to freight use only. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Beeching (2023) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHdroberts 3/10/2014 RAHAKirkbride 3/14/2023 3680cc45-a631-4adc-9e4a-5ec930cd6b96