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* Planning and initiation of major [[Southampton Docks]] extension | * Planning and initiation of major [[Southampton Docks]] extension | ||
* Completion of [[Southern Railway]] electrification scheme. | * Completion of [[Southern Railway]] electrification scheme. | ||
1937 General Manager of the [[Southern Railway]] | |||
Successor to Herbert Walker | Successor to Herbert Walker | ||
1969 Died in Chelsea<ref>BMD</ref> | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Major Gilbert Szlumper (1884-1969), Railway Manager.
1884 Born at Kew, son of Alfred Weeks Szlumper
1902 Worked for London and South Western Railway in the Chief Engineer's (J. W. Jacomb-Hood) drawing office at Waterloo[1] followed by various positions for the railway; for almost 25 years he was the right-hand man of Herbert Walker on the London and South Western Railway and the Southern Railway
Best known for:
- Planning and initiation of major Southampton Docks extension
- Completion of Southern Railway electrification scheme.
1937 General Manager of the Southern Railway
Successor to Herbert Walker
1969 Died in Chelsea[2]
See Also
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Sources of Information
- Chris de Winter Hebron, 50 Famous Railwaymen, 2005