Beeching
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英文释义
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A surname from Old English.
— Richard Beeching, wielder of the Beeching Axe.
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The Beeching Axe; the closure of many branch lines in the UK in the mid-20th century.
— Nationally, there were relatively few closures after Beeching and more recently some lines have reopened to passenger traffic, such as the Cannock Chase line, which for a number of years had been freight only.
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Topographic surname from either Old English bæc (“stream, brook”) or bēċe (“beech”).
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