It does not seem to be a private road. I didn't see any
notices to that effect, and none of the drivers of the
goods trucks seemed indignant that I was using the road.

Access to the road is from the A41. If you're driving towards
Aylesbury from Bicester you come first to the point where
the old railway crossed the road on a overhead bridge. The
bricks of the retaining wall are still in place. A few yards further,
there is a left turn into a small industrial estate. Taking that left
turn, so you are moving parallel with the alignment of the old
route, you take another left turn which bears right onto the
old track bed.

The East Grinstead road I'm familiar with but those two other
examples I'll have to explore. (I go to Chesterfield every now
and then)

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A short section at Newport IOW.

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"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.



The A3088 leading north west from Yeovil is built on part of the
Taunton-Yeovil track bed.

Adrian
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On Sat, 7 May 2016 19:07:58 +0100, "D A Stocks"
wrote:

"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:

snip
The road from the village of Advie, Morayshire to the burial ground at
Advie Kirk runs along the trackbed of the Grantown to Keith line for
about half a mile.

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On Sat, May 07, 2016 at 07:07:58PM +0100, D A Stocks wrote:

Here are some examples that I know of:

A22 East Grinstead
,17z
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.

Comparing it to the OS New Popular Edition
http://www.npemap.org.uk/tiles/map.html#539,138,1 it doesn't look like
there was much work done to other roads. New roundabout at the
south-eastern end, some alterations to the junction at the western end,
new junction with London Road, that's about it. As a frequent user I
find it to be an excellent re-use of otherwise wasted space.

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"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.

The 'new' A33 in Reading where it passes under the A4. The original
bridge was wide enough for a dual carriageway with two lanes each way
and footways.

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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
,17z
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!

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On Fri, 13 May 2016 07:13:02 +0200
Robin9 wrote:
tony sayer;155697 Wrote:
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

Wonder if stood and watched the track being taken up south of grinstead with
a satisfied expression. The bluebells extension back to there is one in the
eye for him.

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