{"product_id":"beechings-legacy-reshaping-britains-railways-dvd-2012-all-regions","title":"Beeching's Legacy - Reshaping Britain's Railways (DVD, 2012) All Regions","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"border:2px solid #28a745;border-radius:8px;padding:15px 20px;margin-bottom:15px;background:#d4edda;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:18px;font-weight:bold;color:#155724;margin-bottom:5px;\"\u003e✅ REGION FREE DVD\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:14px;font-weight:bold;color:#155724;margin-bottom:8px;\"\u003eIMPORTANT – Please Read Before Purchasing\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:14px;color:#333;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eThis DVD is Region Free (Region 0) and will play on all DVD players worldwide, including Australia (Region 4).\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ctable style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;margin-bottom:10px;\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background:#fff;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 12px;border:1px solid #ddd;vertical-align:top;width:35%;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 12px;border:1px solid #ddd;\"\u003eGood\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background:#fff;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 12px;border:1px solid #ddd;vertical-align:top;width:35%;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 12px;border:1px solid #ddd;\"\u003eDVD\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background:#fff;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 12px;border:1px solid #ddd;vertical-align:top;width:35%;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eMovie\/TV Title\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 12px;border:1px solid #ddd;\"\u003eBeeching's Legacy - Reshaping Britain's Railways\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background:#fff;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 12px;border:1px solid #ddd;vertical-align:top;width:35%;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eRegion Code\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 12px;border:1px solid #ddd;\"\u003eDVD: 0\/All (Region Free\/Worldwide)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background:#fff;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 12px;border:1px solid #ddd;vertical-align:top;width:35%;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 12px;border:1px solid #ddd;\"\u003e2012\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background:#fff;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 12px;border:1px solid #ddd;vertical-align:top;width:35%;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eGenre\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 12px;border:1px solid #ddd;\"\u003eChildren's \u0026amp; Family, Documentary, Educational, Historical, History\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background:#fff;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 12px;border:1px solid #ddd;vertical-align:top;width:35%;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eUPC\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 12px;border:1px solid #ddd;\"\u003e5055298040899\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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 50 years since his infamous report The Reshaping of British Railways was published.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBEFORE BEECHING\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBEECHING'S AXE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePicking up the story in 1961, the second part of this series follows the chain of events after Beeching was appointed as the first Chairman of the British Railways Board. His task was to draw up a plan to eliminate the network's losses and to reorganise the railways for the future. It was a job that would secure his place in British Railway history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHE BEECHING RAILWAY\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarch 1963 Beeching's proposals - popularly known as the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eunsurprisingly, accepted in full by the Minister of Transport Ernest Marples, despite some\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eopposition from within the Conservative Party. Over the following years Beeching's cuts were gradually introduced and by the early 1970s Britain's railways and passengers were seeing the benefits of his actions as \"The Age of the Train' was ushered in.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBEECHING'S LEGACY\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe final part of our story concludes with the often-painful experience of travelling on today's railways. With a myriad of operators taking rail travel into a future with a seemingly never-ending growth in traffic, it proves that Britain's railway network has a vital part to play in the transport industry of the future, just as it did 50 years ago: truly, 'Beeching's Legacy'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eG71.2.260408.66t\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Retro Unit","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48764745220325,"sku":"G71.2.260408.66t","price":29.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0481\/3553\/6805\/files\/389866161941-0.jpg?v=1775744717","url":"https:\/\/retrounit.com.au\/products\/beechings-legacy-reshaping-britains-railways-dvd-2012-all-regions","provider":"Retro Unit","version":"1.0","type":"link"}