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Britain's Lost Lines : New Uses for Former Railway Sites, Paperback / softback Book

Britain's Lost Lines : New Uses for Former Railway Sites Paperback / softback

Paperback / softback

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In 1963 the infamous Beeching Report saw the closure of more than 2,500 railway stations and the lifting of 5,000 miles of track.

This released a large amount of land that has since been put to an amazing array of uses.

The gentle gradients that were once perfect for trains are in turn perfect as footpaths and cycleways.

Stations have become refreshment stops or cycle hire premises on new leisure routes.

Yards now serve as recreation sites, grassland, retail parks or housing developments. And there are the unusual and quirky: signal boxes used as greenhouses, hen coops and art studios; railway sheds housing mechanics; youth groups and dance studios; and, of course, much has simply become overgrown.

This delightful book explores the many surprising uses for what was once a part of the busy railway network of the British Isles.

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