Beeching: 50 Years of the Axeman

摘要

Published to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the appointment of Dr Richard Beeching as chairman of the British Railways Board, the cover carries the additional subtitles: "The most hated British civil servant of all time"?' and' Was he villain - or hero?'. To someone who believes that, in the context of the period, his diagnosis and prescription were generally right, it came as a surprise that such questions are still being asked.