{"id":79620,"date":"2023-05-04T02:00:19","date_gmt":"2023-05-04T06:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=79620"},"modified":"2023-05-03T09:33:39","modified_gmt":"2023-05-03T13:33:39","slug":"why-british-train-enthusiasts-hate-this-man-dr-beechings-railway-axe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2023\/05\/04\/why-british-train-enthusiasts-hate-this-man-dr-beechings-railway-axe\/","title":{"rendered":"Why British train enthusiasts hate this man &#8211; Dr. Beeching&#8217;s Railway Axe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8NUwqmRcs9U\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Train of Thought<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 27 Jan 2023<\/p>\n<p>In 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