| Description | Published reports:
DCC/CC/6/1/1: British Railways, London Midland and Eastern regions: Proposed future pattern of passenger train services on the former Great Central Line and closure of certain individual stations, August 1961
DCC/CC/6/1/2: British Railways Board: The reshaping of British Railways, parts 1 and 2, 1963. Part 1 is a report (printed, 148 pages) and Part 2 is a set of 12 maps.
DCC/CC/6/1/3: British Railways Board: The development of the major railway trunk routes, Feb 1965
The 1963 and 1965 reports are known as the first and second Beeching Reports, after the lead author, Dr Richard Beeching (1913-1985), chairman of British Railways.
Typed memoranda:
DCC/CC/6/1/4: Memorandum (with three appendices) to the Minister of Transport on the British Railways Board proposals for the Manchester to Sheffield via Hope Valley line, from the objecting authorities:
Peak Park Planning Board, Derbyshire County Council, the City and Borough Council of Sheffield, County Borough of Rotherham, Bredbury and Romiley Urban District Council (UDC), Marple UDC, New Mills UDC, Bakewell Rural District Council (RDC), Chapel-en-le-Frith RDC, and the parish councils of Bamford, Bradwell, Castleton, Chinley Buxworth and Brownside, Edale, Grindleford, Hathersage, Hope, Outseats. c1965
DCC/CC/6/1/5: Memorandum on BRB proposals submtted by the same objecting authorities, with the sole omission of Rotherham. With statements of objection and supporting evidence. c1965
Correspondence:
DCC/CC/6/1/6: Correspondence file 1965-1968 relating to management of the objections submitted through clerk D G Gilman on behalf of Derbyshire County Council. K776/B/C |