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Robin9 · May 13th 16, 06:13 AM

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Originally Posted by tony sayer

In article , D A Stocks
scribeth thus
"Robin9" wrote in message
...

In the '60 and '70s some extremists, including
The Economist magazine, suggested that railways were
obsolete and that all the railway lines should be so converted.
This idea was repudiated by most sensible people and some
motoring organisations pointed out that railway routes were
not wide enough to be suitable for main roads.

Here are some examples that I know of:

A22 East Grinstead

The 'conversion' was a fairly major bit of civil engineering for such a
short piece of road, involving digging out two short tunnels along with
major reconstruction of several roads elsewhere in the town.

How apt the name too! "Beeching way" ;(....

--
Tony Sayer

Yes, but don't forget Dr. Beeching lived in East Grinstead, so
whoever thought up the name was not, perhaps, being
sarcastic!