No-frills mini trains offer route to reopening lines that Beeching shut [Sunday Times]
Date: 11/02/2017
A new generation of no-frills trains is being manufactured under plans to open up little-used branch lines closed by Dr Beeching in the 1960s. Ultra-cheap trains powered by truck engines, built using lightweight materials and running at low speeds, may be introduced within the next two years as part of a £4 million trial.
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Sunday Times
A new generation of no-frills trains is being manufactured under plans to open up little-used branch lines closed by Dr Beeching in the 1960s.Ultra-cheap trains powered by truck engines, built using
Daily Mail
UK train lines closed under the controversial 'Dr Beeching' cuts are set to be re-opened and serviced by 'lightweight' trains that will cost half the price of standard diesel engines.
