# Richard Beeching, Baron Beeching

> Richard Beeching, Baron Beeching, commonly known as Dr Beeching, was a physicist and engineer who was chairman of British Railways. He became a household name in Britain in the early 1960s for his report The Reshaping of British Railways, commonly referred to as The Beeching Report, which led to far-reaching changes in the railway network, popularly known as the Beeching Axe.

*British physicist and engineer (1913-1985)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Country:** United Kingdom
- **Born:** 1913-04-21
- **Died:** 1985-03-23
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
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## Sources
- [Richard Beeching](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Beeching)
- [ريتشارد بيتشينج بارون بيتشينج](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF_%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%B4%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%AC_%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86_%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%B4%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%AC)
- [রিচার্ড বিচিং](https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A1_%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%82)
- [Richard Beeching](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Beeching)
- [Richard Beeching](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Beeching)
- [Richard Beeching](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Beeching)
- [ریچارد بچینگ، بارون بچینگ](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%DB%8C%DA%86%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF_%D8%A8%DA%86%DB%8C%D9%86%DA%AF%D8%8C_%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86_%D8%A8%DA%86%DB%8C%D9%86%DA%AF)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q594020)

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