If you could say 5 words to Dr. Beeching today, what would they be?

[stuartmoss]

I'll start:

'You complete and utter MUPPETT'

 

[mrcheek]

"your sitcom was so crap"

 

[mumrar]

Don't close every branch line

 

[Dai.]

'hi, who are you again?'
lol xD

 

[poshbakerloo]

Oops you did it again!

 

[EM2]

'You don't look so good...'

 

[NSEFAN]

How about some forward thinking?

 

[generalvegitable]

"its a shame about marples"

you must bear in mind that in his report which I have read, he suggested building routes aswell as closing them, it was not Beeching's fault, it was Ernest Marples who has the ultimate blame for the closures

 

[starrymarkb]

You had good ideas but pity the politicians didn't follow through on the upgrades and just went with the closures....

Beeching gave us Freightliner

 

[Teaboy1]

"Cheaper to keep branches open"

 

[ralphchadkirk]

You're supposed to be dead!

 

[transportphoto]

Well Done Beaching - Ha*e You.

 

[Ivo]

Go on, do it again!

The idea is that he actually does - and gets humiliated for it.

 

[37401]

"Hello how are you, would you care for a slice of poison cake?"

"How about some drugged orange juice?"

"how was your day I heard my hitmen tried to get you, I hope you are not ok"

"Do you like grids?, look at my sig pic on http://railforums.co.uk "

 

[furryfeet]

a) close the roads next time
b) first of the fat cats

 

[37401]

just read its five words..errr.

"Please feed the cat dear"

"Deltics aint half naff sir"

"why not close the WCML"

 

[EM2]

At least you're not Serpell
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serpell_Report

 

[Death]

1. Your motto's Arbeit Macht Frei?... (Figures! :roll
2. RMT'll love you for this!
3. Why? Why? WhY? WHy? WHY?!?!?!?!? :mad:
4. Still single? I'm not surprised... :razz:
5. Not on my ***ing watch! [Cue vicious arc of reddened Blade... ]
6. Chainsaw. Running. You've 30 seconds...

 

[37401]

"I know this isnt 5 words long, however im glad you existed because I enjoyed watching that show with Peter Waterman, also your sitcom was intresting however I have only seen one episode so far, anyway ill get you get back to being dead, c ya"

 

[ailsa]

"You didn't spot peak oil"

 

[Spagnoletti]

Thanks for our preserved railways

 

[starrymarkb]

"You didn't spot peak oil"

Actually he did, he proposed wiring most of the lines that didn't close. Again the politicians didn't listen to the bits that cost money :roll:

 

[142094]

"Did you eat my sandwich"?

 

[Silver Link]

Thanks for nothing you buffoon.

 

[37401]

"Did you eat my sandwich"?

why yes, yes I did

 

[ailsa]

Actually he did, he proposed wiring most of the lines that didn't close. Again the politicians didn't listen to the bits that cost money :roll:

That's interesting, I didn't know that. Some things never change though :roll:

 

[Oswyntail]

"P*ss off you red-nosed *******"
(come on, who knows the joke?)

 

[Jeff Worsnop]

I'll start:

'You complete and utter MUPPETT'

Report in accordance with brief

 

[DaveNewcastle]

Anyone know why the "Doctor" title stuck, instead of simply Richard Beeching?

I think he simply received a PhD in engineering or physics - not the sort of PhD that would normally lead to someone adopting the Doctor title, is it?

 

[GNERman]

"every rail enthusiast hates you"
"you absolutely stupid idiotic moron"
"good one closing skipton-colne..."
"rot in hell you moron"

Finally, I know it's not five words but still

"do you mind if I build a railway through your house"

he he he...