Statements (120)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:reports
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| gptkbp:addressed |
financial losses of British Railways
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| gptkbp:associated_with |
transportation economics
transportation policy reforms transportation infrastructure changes economic changes in the UK railway privatization discussions |
| gptkbp:author |
gptkb:Dr._Richard_Beeching
|
| gptkbp:commissioned |
gptkb:British_government
|
| gptkbp:contains |
recommendations for modernization
|
| gptkbp:contributed_to |
decline of rural rail services
|
| gptkbp:controversy |
public opposition to closures
|
| gptkbp:created_by |
gptkb:Richard_Beeching
|
| gptkbp:discusses |
economic viability of railways
|
| gptkbp:focuses_on |
British railway system
|
| gptkbp:highlights |
financial sustainability of railways
inefficiencies in railway operations |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Beeching Report
|
| gptkbp:impact |
reduction of railway network
significant reduction in railway network |
| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:urban_planning
public transport funding regional development policies future railway policies transportation research agendas future transport planning future transport planning in the UK |
| gptkbp:influenced_by |
gptkb:public_transportation
post-war economic conditions |
| gptkbp:is_aimed_at |
improving railway efficiency
|
| gptkbp:is_analyzed_in |
gptkb:historians
transportation journals policy studies transport economists passenger and freight traffic by transport experts for its long-term effects on transport |
| gptkbp:is_cited_in |
gptkb:political_debates
gptkb:academic_research in discussions about public transport in transport policy debates. |
| gptkbp:is_considered |
a controversial document in transport history
a turning point in British transport history |
| gptkbp:is_considered_as |
controversial document
a controversial policy decision a landmark report in UK transport history a significant policy document a turning point in British transport history |
| gptkbp:is_criticized_for |
lack of public consultation
for its social impact loss of rural services due to its recommendations for its economic assumptions |
| gptkbp:is_debated_in |
gptkb:media
in the media in Parliament |
| gptkbp:is_discussed_in |
gptkb:academic_circles
gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom public forums in academic studies transportation policy debates transportation conferences in parliamentary committees |
| gptkbp:is_examined_in |
government committees
by historians subsequent studies transportation historians transportation policy reviews transport policy analysts cost-benefit analysis of railways |
| gptkbp:is_influential_in |
in shaping transport policy
|
| gptkbp:is_recommended_by |
closure of unprofitable railway lines
|
| gptkbp:is_referenced_in |
gptkb:Beeching_cuts
|
| gptkbp:led_to |
gptkb:Beeching_cuts
public protests increased car ownership increased road traffic changes in freight transport transport policy changes increased freight transport by road increased reliance on buses changes in passenger services changes in railway management increased advocacy for public transport increased scrutiny of public transport |
| gptkbp:plot_summary |
government white papers
the state of British Railways in the 1960s |
| gptkbp:proposed_by |
closure of unprofitable railway lines
|
| gptkbp:published_by |
gptkb:British_Transport_Commission
gptkb:railway by the British government a government white paper as a report to the government in the early 1960s |
| gptkbp:published_in |
gptkb:1963
The Reshaping of British Railways |
| gptkbp:recommendation |
investment in remaining lines
modernization of rail infrastructure |
| gptkbp:resulted_in |
gptkb:Beeching_cuts
changes in commuting patterns job losses in railway sector restructuring of British Railways changes in rail safety regulations changes in transport legislation closure of many stations increased focus on cost-cutting increased road transport |
| gptkbp:sparked |
debate on public transport
|
| gptkbp:was_followed_by |
subsequent transport reviews
the Transport Act 1962 |
| gptkbp:was_influenced_by |
the Beeching Plan
|
| gptkbp:was_part_of |
a broader transport policy review
the Beeching Axe the restructuring of British Railways |
| gptkbp:was_referenced |
in transport policy documents
|
| gptkbp:was_supported_by |
by some economists
by some railway advocates |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Beeching_cuts
gptkb:Dr._Richard_Beeching |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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