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Beeching was born in Maidstone Kent in April 1913 as the second of four brothers. He gained 1st class honours in Physics at Imperial College London followed by a research Ph.D.
In 1938 he married Ella Tiley, to whom he remained married for the rest of his life. At the age of 33, Beeching became Deputy Chief Engineer of the Armament Design Department of the Ministry of Supply .
In 19481948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). Events January January 1 Nationalisation of UK railways to form British Railways. Arab militants lay siege to the Jewish Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem. First day of the Ital Beeching joined the giant chemical firm ICI, and in 1957Events January January 2 San Francisco and Los Angeles stock exchanges merge. January 3 Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch January 4 After 69 years the last issue of Colliers magazine is published January 5 Russell Endean becomes t he was appointed technical director of the board.
In 19611961 (As MAD Magazine pointed out on its first cover for the year) was the first "upside-down" year i. one that looked the same upside down since 1881, and the last until 6009. Events January January 1 The farthing coin, used since the 13th century, cease he was appointed chairman of the British Railways BoardThe British Railways Board (BRB) was the of British Railways (later British Rail) from 1962 until privitisation in the 1990s The BRB was created under the Transport Act, 1962 by Harold Macmillan's Conservative government to inherit the railway responsibil. He was appointed to the job because the government of the day wanted outside talent and fresh blood, to sort out the huge problems of the railway system.
During his time at this job, Beeching became a hugely controversial figure when he recommended a massive program of railway closures, to cut the cost of running the railway system. He was also responsible for modernising many aspects of the railway system.
Beeching resigned from the job in 19651965 was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). Events January-February January 4 United States President Lyndon Johnson proclaims his " Great Society" during his State of the Union address. January 14 Prime Ministers of N after the recommendations in one of his reports were rejected by the government. He re-joined ICI where he rose to become Deputy Chairman ( 1966Events January January 1 In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bedel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. January 2 Strike of public transportation workers in New York City ends January 13 January 3 First Acid Test at the Fil- 68Events Undated Booker Prize for Fiction is established by Booker plc. 1968 is known as the year of the Prague Spring and also the year of the Paris riots. The ASCII character code is standardized as ANSI Standard X3. Nauru adopt his national anthem of the). In 1965 he was made a Life Peer.
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