DR BEECHING
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By Linda Wigzell Cress
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Dr Richard Beeching
After much financial preaching
Closed half the railways across the nation -
But not East Grinstead - his local station!
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very clever - well done!
very clever - well done!
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Good clerihew, Linda.
Good clerihew, Linda. Beeching decimated the railways in Devon. North Devon in particular suffered long-term economic damage.
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I expect the Bluebell
I expect the Bluebell enthusiasts were glad it was still there to aim to get to! Rhiannon
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Ah, East Grinstead. One of
Ah, East Grinstead. One of the many romantic names I would hear on my commute between East Croydon and Victoria all those years ago, along with Sanderstead, Selsdon, Haywards Heath, change at Clapham Junction... Some place names just have a magic.
Clever Clerihew!
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Delightful and cute. He was
Delightful and cute. He was both ahead of his time and behind it. They always look after their own backyards don't they these people?
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Great stuff
So glad these have had a good reaction - I've got a few of my own to put on now! This is a cracker.
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