 Hislop & Beeching
Having watched the programme, I find myself wondering if anybody since
has done a *thorough* study, a "what if" exercise, with the raw data
Beeching used (and whatever else there was), using more advanced/
modern computer modelling, to see if Beechings assumptions were
accurate.
I mean, I understand he worked from raw head-counts. But theres an
arguement that all the obscure rail lines provide a variety of
destination which drives traffic on the core network - which might not
be reflected by simple entrance/exit headcounts - you don't know where
the people have come from, after all. I just wonder whether his
conclusions were accurate in spite of his methods, or whether he
seriously misjudged some routes.
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