1932 Who's Who in Railways: Name S
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SAWKINS (W. J.), A.C.I.S., Assistant Accountant, Southern Railway. Receiving this appointment in 1923, Mr. Sawkins previously held the position of Secretary and Accountant to the Isle of Wight 'Central Railway. He entered railway service in 1896, on the staff of the Secretary and Accountant of the East and West Junction Joint Committee, and obtained experience successively in coaching audit, goods audit, station audit, general accountancy and secretarial work. In 1911 he was appointed Assistant Secretary to the Isle of Wight Central Railway, and in 1920 promoted to be Secretary and Accountant. Mr. Sawkins was also the Secretary and Accountant of the Sheffield District Railway until its absorption by the London and North Eastern Railway Company. He is an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Secretaries and a Licentiate of the Central Association of Accountants.
SCOTT (J. R.), Architect, Southern Railway. A son of Mr. Andrew R. Scott, who designed the North British Railway Company's Hotel in Edinburgh, Mr. Scott was articled to Leadbetter & Fairley, architects, of Edinburgh. Later he joined the staff of Mr. John Belcher, R.A., becoming Head Draughtsman, and in this capacity he was associated with the design and erection of a number of important commercial buildings in London and elsewhere. Mr. Scott joined the staff of the London and South Western Railway about the year 1907, primarily in connection with the architectural aspects of the re-construction of Waterloo Station and the new office buildings associated therewith, and with this he was mainly concerned, in combination, of course, with other architectural duties to meet the company's requirements. He subsequently became Chief Architectural Assistant to the Chief Engineer, and in 1923 succeeded to his present position.
SELWAY (C. J.), C.B.E., M.Inst.T., Passenger Manager (Southern Area), London anti North Eastern Railway. Mr. Selway commenced his railway career in 1892, in the office of the Superintendent of the Line, Great Northern Railway, afterwards gaining experience under the late Sir H. Oakley, the then General Manager of the Great Northern Railway. From 1904 he acted as Secretary of various Joint Lines Committees, in which the Great Northern Railway was a partner. He became Assistant to Mr. 0. Bury, when the latter was General Manager of the Great Northern Railway. In 1907, upon the formation of the Staff Conciliation Boards, Mr. Selway was appointed Secretary of the company's side. This position he retained until the end of 1910, when he was promoted to be Assistant Superintendent of the Line. In 1914 lie succeeded to the office of Superintendent of the Line. At the end of 1922, upon the formation of the London and North Eastern Railway, of which the Great Northern Railway is a constituent company, under the Railways Act of 1921, Mr. Selway was appointed to his present position. Mr. Selway is C.B.E. and M.Inst.T.
SELWYN (W. I.), M.Inst.T., Estate Agent (Central and Western Divisions) Southern Railway. — Mr. Selwyn entered the service of the London and South Western Railway, as Assistant Estate Agent, in 1917, and was appointed Estate Agent and Surveyor in December of that year. Prior to joining the company he was engaged in private practice, having considerable experience both in London and the provinces in estate management, valuation and compensation cases; 1923, appointed Estate Agent, South Western, Brighton and Isle of Wight Section, Southern Railway.
SEWELL (A. E.), Assistant Goods Manager, Southern Area, London and North Eastern Railway. Born at Whitby and educated at Ackworth School and at Bootham School, York. Joined the North Eastern Railway towards the end of 1903, and, after gaining experience in various departments, was transferred to the General Manager's Office in 1907. In 1912 he became a travelling Parcels Supervisor attached to the Passenger Manager's Office, and later was appointed to take charge of the parcels section of that office. In 1915 Mr. Sewell was transferred to the Chief Goods Manager's Office, where he controlled the wagon demurrage section. In 1919 he was promoted to the Rates Office at York, of which he ultimately took charge. From July, 1921, to April, 1922, he was released to act as Secretary to the Committee of Goods and Mineral Managers of the " Eastern Group Companies," which was appointed to co-ordinate the arrangements of the seven component companies in anticipation of amalgamation. In 1923 he became Hates Assistant to the Goods Manager, North Eastern Area. His present appointment was made early in 1928.
SHANAHAN (John G.), Accountant, Great Northern Railway (Ireland). Mr. Shanahan succeeded the late Mr. Shanks as Accountant in 1918. He entered the service from school in the year 1895. Alter some short time in the Traffic Department, he transferred to the Audit Office, and from it to the Accountant's Office, where he acted as Chief Assistant to the late Accountant.
SHAW (John)]]A.M.Inst.C.E., Divisional Engineer (Eastern District), Southern Railway. Mr. Shaw was in 1890 apprenticed to the M.S. & L. Railway, Locomotive and Carriage Works, Gorton, subsequently being transferred to the Engineer's Office, Manchester; 1892, transferred to District Engineer's Office, Grimsby Docks; 1897, entered the service of the South Eastern Railway under Chief Engineer; 1904, appointed District Engineer at Ashford; 1923, appointed Divisional Engineer (Eastern District), Southern Railway.
SHAWCROSS (George N.), M.B.E., Mechanical Engineer (Locomotives), Horwich, London Midland and Scottish Railway. Entered Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway service as premium apprentice in 1890, and has occupied various positions, including appointments as Chief of Testing Department, Steel Works Manager, and Assistant Works Manager at Horwich Works. He is a Member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers; Lecturer on Metallurgy at the Horwich Technical School; Hon. Editor and Secretary of " Engineering Society," Horwich. During the war Mr. Shawcross held the position of Acting Locomotive Works Manager (1914-1918). He received the Order of the British Empire as Member in 1918. He became Divisional Mechanical Engineer, Horwich, on the amalgamation of the London and North Western and Lancashire and Yorkshire Railways, as from January 1st, 1922. His present position dates from January 1st, 1923.
SHEARMAN (J.), M. I. Mech.E., Road Motor Engineer, London Midland and Scottish Railway. Mr. Shearman served an apprenticeship at Crewe Works and a pupilage under the late Mr. G. Whale. He also studied engineering at University College, London, and at the Crystal Palace School of Engineering. He was then engaged in the Drawing Office at Crewe, afterwards serving as Assistant Locomotive Foreman at Rugby, Locomotive Foreman at Wolverhampton, Assistant to the Running Superintendent at Crewe, and Outdoor Assistant to the Superintendent of the Line of the late London and North Western Railway. During the war Mr. Shearman was placed in charge of the Ammunition Park Mechanical Transport, 19th Division, in France, and was Heavy Repair Shop Officer, Mechanical Transport. After demobilization Mr. Shearman was appointed Running Superintendent, Road Motor Department, London and North Western Railway; in 1920 became Road Motor Superintendent, London and North Western Railway; and in March, 1925, took his present position as Road Motor Engineer, London Midland and Scottish Railway.
SHEPHARD (E.), Treasurer, Southern Railway. Mr. Shephard commenced his railway career in the Traffic Department of the London and South Western Railway in 1885. He served at various stations, being on the clerical relief staff until 1897, when he was transferred to the Pay Office on Mr. Swift's retirement, in September, 1919, and was selected to assist the late Treasurer, Mr. Olding, in March, 1924. His present appointment dates from January, 1925.
SHORT (E. C.), Trade Advertising Agent, Southern Railway. Entered Metropolitan Railway service in the Audit Office in 1901. He was transferred to the office of the General Manager on September 5th, 1906, and on August 1st, 1919, became Chief Assistant to the Commercial Manager, in charge of advertising. He was Chief Officer of the Metropolitan Railway Headquarters Fire Brigade, 1925-27, and Chairman of Railway Advertising (Publicity) Representatives' Meetings, 1927. His present appointment dates from 1927.
SHORTT (W. H.), M.Inst.C.E. Divisional Engineer (Western District), Southern Railway. Mr. Shortt entered the service of the London and South Western Railway in 1902, as Engineering Cadet. In 1906 he was appointed Bridge Assistant to the London Engineer. In 1908 he acted as Secretary to the sub-committee of the Railway Engineers' Association on speed of trains round curves. In 1910-13 he acted as Resident Engineer of various new works. In 1914 he was appointed Permanent Way Assistant to the Chief Engineer. During the war he served as R.E. Field Officer. In 1922 he was appointed Western District Engineer, and in 1923 Divisional Engineer, Western District, Southern Railway.
SHOWERS (F. W.), F.S.I., Surveyor and Estate Agent, Great Western Railway. Appointed to his present position in April, 1922, Mr. Showers was born at Taunton, in January, 1872. At the age of sixteen he entered the service of the Great Northern Railway Company, and was employed in the Traffic Department for four years, two of which were spent in the office of the Manager of the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway. In 1892 he was transferred to the Surveyor's Office, and after four years at King's Cross went to Manchester to represent the Surveyor in connection with the purchase of property. In 1899 he returned to London, and the rating work was added to his other duties. In 1903 Mr. Showers became Chief Assistant to the Surveyor, and a year later was the recipient of the Rosebery gold medal for an essay on "The Rating of Railways." Mr. Showers joined the Great Western Railway in August, 1907, as Assistant Rating Agent, becoming Rating Agent in March, 1913 and Principal Assistant to the General Manager in 1921. He is a Vice-President of the Great Western Railway Lecture and Debating Society and of the Great Western Railway Athletic Association.
SMARTT (Samuel J.), Chief Cashier, Great Southern Railways, Ireland. Mr. Smartt joined the Midland Great Western Railway in December, 1900, at the Goods Depot, North Wall, being shortly afterwards transferred to the Manager's Office at Broadstone. In October 1901, he was appointed to a vacancy in the Paymaster's office, and passing through all the intermediate grades, was eventually appointed Paymaster in 1913. Subsequently this position was amalgamated with that of Cashier, and Mr. Smartt was designated Cashier and Paymaster. In 1925 he was appointed Cashier and Paymaster, Great Southern Railways. His present appointment dates from 1929.
SMITH (Edward Rawdon), Assistant Secretary, "Underground" Companies. Born in 1890 and educated at Oxford (where he took an Honours Degree in Law) and Paris, Mr. Rawdon. Smith in 1912 was for a short time in the office of a leading firm of solicitors in Liverpool. Called to the Bar, he "devilled " for Mr. A. T. Miller, K.C., then the leading junior on the Northern Circuit, and specialised in company and general commercial law. From 1914 to 1915 he was on war service until invalided home from France, and from 1916 until demobilisation in 1919 he was engaged in various forms of home service on recruiting, and was appointed an Assistant Secretary in, and Secretary to, the Council of the Ministry of National Service. He was also Secretary to the Labour Supply Sub-Committee of the War Cabinet. In 1919 he entered the service of George Spencer Moulton & Co., Ltd., as Secretary to that firm and its associated companies. In 1926 he joined the "Underground " group of companies, firstly, in the Chairman and Managing Director's Department; secondly, as Secretary and Treasurer to the Associated Equipment Company; and, thirdly, as Assistant Secretary to the " Underground " group of companies.
SMITH (Graham Royde), Assistant Secretary, London Midland and Scottish Railway. Mr. Smith entered London and North Western Railway service in the Expenditure Office in July, 1898. Four years afterwards he was transferred to the Secretary's office, and at the age of 21 became Personal Clerk to the Secretary. In 1911 he was appointed Secretary to the Chairman, the late Sir Gilbert Claughton, and served in that capacity also under the late Lord Lawrence of Kingsgate and Sir Guy Granet. Mr. Royde Smith was made Secretary of the London and North Western and Midland Joint Committee in 1914, and Secretary of the Great Northern and London and North Western Joint Committee in 1922, also becoming• Secretary to the London Midland and Scottish Works Committee in 1924. He was appointed Principal Assistant to Secretary in 1929, and became Assistant Secretary at the beginning of 1932.
SMITH (Hartnell), Accountant, Great Southern Railways (Ireland). Mr. Hartnell Smith previously held the position of Assistant Accountant to the Great Southern and Western Railway Company, to which he was appointed in 1916. Mr. Hartnell Smith served his articles with a firm of chartered accountants in Leicester, in 1910 joining the staff of Price. Waterhouse & Co., accountants to the Great Southern and Western Railway of Ireland, with whom he remained until joining the latter company. His present appointment dates from the latter part of 1924.
Smith (H. B.), Dock Manager, Newport, Great Western Railway. Mr. Smith served with the Royal Navy from. 1914 to 1918, entering Great Western Railway service as Assistant Marine Superintendent, Fishguard, in 1922. In 1924 he was appointed Dock Manager at Plymouth, which position he held until going to Port Talbot. While at Plymouth he was Sub-Commissioner of Pilotage for the Plymouth and Dartmouth District in 1925, and in 1926 was Chairman of the Plymouth Employers' Association. During his service with the Royal Navy, Mr. Smith was awarded, in 1915, the Distinguished Service Cross, in 1918 the Egyptian Order of the Nile, and in 1919 was mentioned in dispatches.
SMITH (T. R.), Secretary, Cheshire Lines Committee. Mr. Smith succeeded the late Mr. W. H. Oates, in the latter part of 1926. He entered Cheshire Lines Committee service as Stationmaster's Clerk at Stockport. Shortly afterwards he was transferred to the Secretary's Office of the Manchester, Sheffield and Lancashire Railway in Manchester. On the death of Mr. Edward Ross, in 1892, and the appointment of Mr. Glegge Thomas as Secretary to the Cheshire Lines Committee, Mr. Smith was appointed to the latter's staff. In 1916 he was appointed Chief Clerk to the Chief Cashier, and on the appointment, in 1922, of the late Mr. Charnley as Secretary and Manager, Mr. Smith was made Secretarial Assistant, which post he held also under the late Mr. W. H. Oates.
SOWERBY (G.), Estate and Rating Surveyor, North Eastern Area, London and North Eastern Railway. Educated at Barnard Castle School, where he obtained a Scholarship of the Royal Agricultural Society of England for students under 20. He entered the District Estate Office of the North Eastern Railway at York in January, 1896. In 1920 he was appointed Assistant Estate Agent to the North Eastern Railway, and on amalgamation occupied that position in the North Eastern Area, being also appointed in 1924 Assistant Rating Surveyor. Mr. Sowerby served in the war with the Fifth Territorial Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment, subsequently holding the appointments of General Staff Officer, Third Grade, with .the Second Corps, and of Brigade Major, returning to the railway service in January, 1919. He was thrice mentioned in dispatches, being awarded the Military Cross and the Territorial Officers' Decoration. His present appointment dates from the latter part of 1927.
SPEIR (K. R. N.), Assistant Overseas and Continental Traffic Manager (Passenger), London Midland and Scottish Railway. Served an apprenticeship in the locomotive and electrical shops of the Midland Railway, under the late Mr. S. W. Johnson, and in 1902 was appointed to take charge of the Experimental and Investigation Office associated with Derby Locomotive Works. In 1904 he became an Assistant to the Electrical Engineer. In 1905 he was appointed Secretary-General to the Egyptian State Railways, but in 1908 returned to England to take up an appointment as Assistant to Sir (then Mr.) C. W. Paget, General Superintendent. In 1914 Mr. Speir became Superintendent of Operation. In 1919 he was appointed Superintendent of Operation in charge of the London, Tilbury and Southend section. In 1924 he went to Paris as General Passenger Agent to the company. He saw active service in South Africa in 1900 and 1901 as A.D.C. to the late General Sir Charles Parsons. In 1914 he joined the Royal Naval Reserve, but in 1915 was seconded to the Royal Engineers, being placed in command of a group of R.E. Companies, Railway Operating Division. He was twice mentioned in dispatches, received the D.S.O., was made a Chevalier of the French Legion of Honour, and is a Lieut.-Colonel in the Regular Army Reserve of Officers. His present appointment dates from 1927.
SPEIR (Major Malcolm), M.C., J.P., Secretary and Manager, Northern Counties Committee, London Midland and Scottish Railway. Major Speir was born in 1887, and commenced his railway career with the Midland Railway in 1905. He passed through the various grades in the service, being Assistant Traffic Inspector at Bedford and London, and later a Headquarters Inspector in connection with the train working at Derby. In 1910 Major Speir went to America to study railway working there, and on his return entered the Caledonian Railway service, where he was connected with the outdoor working under the General Superintendent, being ultimately appointed Outdoor Assistant General Superintendent in July, 1912. On the outbreak of war Mr. Speir volunteered for service, and went to France in September, 1914, as a lieutenant in the Royal Engineers. He was promoted to the rank of captain in the field and afterwards to the rank of major. He was twice mentioned in dispatches, and was awarded the Military Cross. He returned to the Caledonian Railway Company in February, 1919, and continued in the capacity of Outdoor Assistant Superintendent of the Line. Under the London Midland and Scottish Railway Major Speir became Assistant to General Superintendent (Northern Division), and Assistant General Superintendent in September, 1924, taking his present position in February, 1931.
STAMER (A. C.), C.B.E., Assistant Chief Mechanical Engineer, London and North Eastern Railway. Mr. Stamer was educated at Rugby, and afterwards became a pupil with Beyer, Peacock & Co., Gorton, Manchester. After serving with that firm for four years, he entered the service of the North Eastern Railway Company in 1891 as a fitter in the Locomotive Works at York. In the following year he became Assistant Shed Foreman at York, and afterwards held a similar position at Hull. Following an experience as Outdoor Inspector at Darlington and York, he became Divisional Locomotive Superintendent at York in 1902, and in 1906 was appointed an Assistant to the Chief Mechanical Engineer at Gateshead. When Mr. (now Sir) Vincent Raven became Chief Mechanical Engineer in 1910, Mr. Stamer was appointed his Chief Assistant. During the war he was acting as Chief Mechanical Engineer for three and a-half years, and in addition to the ordinary duties attached to the post, was responsible for the production of shells in large quantities and other munitions of war for the Admiralty, War Office and private armament firms, and in recognition of these services the Order of Commander of the British Empire was conferred upon him. He received his present appointment in March, 1923. Mr. Stamer was President of the Institution of Locomotive Engineers for the year 1923-4.
STAMP (Sir Josiah C.), G.B.E., D.Sc. (Lond.), F.C.I.S., Chairman, London Midland and Scottish Railway, and President of the Executive Committee. — Sir Josiah C. Stamp was born in June, 1880. He was educated at London University, taking the degree of B.Sc. with First Class Honours in 1911, becoming Cobden Prizeman in 1912, D.Sc. in 1916, and Hutchinson Research Medallist in 1916. He was Newmarch Lecturer on Statistics, 1919-20, and External Examiner in Public Administration, British Constitution, etc., 1919-21. He has been a Member of the Council of the Royal Statistical Society since 1916, and was Guy Medallist in 1919. In 1920 he was appointed Joint Hon. Secretary of the Society, and Editor of the Proceedings. In the same year he became a Member of the Council of the Royal Economic Society. Sir Josiah Stamp entered the Civil Service in 1896, in the Inland Revenue Department. In 1898 he was appointed to the Marine Department of the Board of Trade. In 1900 he went to the Taxes Department of the Inland Revenue Department, being transferred in 1914 to the Secretariat, and becoming Assistant Secretary to the Board in 1916. In 1918 he received the C.B.E., becoming K.B.E. in 1920. In 1919 he resigned from the Civil Service to become Secretary to Nobel Industries, Ltd. Sir Josiah Stamp has also taken part in national affairs, having been British representative on the Dawes Committee on Reparations, and a member of the Committee on Taxation and National Debt. He has contributed authoritative economic and accountancy articles to a number of publications and to the proceedings of societies. His appointment as President of the Executive, London Midland and Scottish Railway, from January 1st, 1926, was the first of its kind in this country. In 1927 he succeeded Sir Guy Granet as Chairman of the company, continuing also as President of the Executive Committee.
STANIER (William A.), M.I.Mech.E., Chief Mechanical Engineer, London Midland and Scottish Railway. Mr. Stanier entered the service of the Great Western Railway as an apprentice in January, 1892. Five years later he became a draughtsman, and in 1900 was appointed Inspector of Purchased Material. In the year following he became Technical Inspector in the running shed at Swindon, and at the beginning of 1903 he was made Assistant Locomotive Superintendent for the Swindon division. Subsequently he was transferred in a similar capacity to the London division, and two years afterwards returned to Swindon as assistant in the management of the locomotive works. A few months later he received the appointment of Divisional Locomotive and Carriage Superintendent there. In 1913 Mr. Stanier succeeded to the position of Senior Assistant Manager of the Locomotive Works, which he held until becoming Works Manager at Swindon in 1920, in 1922 Works Assistant, and in 1923 Principal Assistant to the Chief Mechanical Engineer. His present, appointment as Chief Mechanical Engineer, London Midland and Scottish Railway, dates from January 1st, 1932.
STEDMAN (C. M.), Locomotive Running Superintendent (North Eastern Area), London and North Eastern Railway. Mr. Stedman entered Great Eastern Railway service in August, 1900, as a premium apprentice under the late Mr. James Holden, then Locomotive Superintendent. At Stratford Mr. Stedman served in various shops and departments, at the same time studying at technical colleges and obtaining certificates for proficiency in matters relating to engineering, including electricity, also obtaining premier awards for machine design. On completing his apprenticeship he spent some years in the Drawing Office, after which he was appointed Locomotive Inspector, serving in this capacity for four years, during which period he took charge of most of the locomotive districts during the temporary absence of the District Locomotive Superintendents. He was subsequently placed in charge at Parkeston, and was afterwards transferred to Norwich as Assistant District Locomotive Superintendent. In 1914 he was appointed by Sir Henry Thornton a member of special reorganization committees then instituted, and in the following year became Chief Assistant to Mr. F. V. Russell, then Superintendent of Operation. This department, as a result of reorganization, was given control of all matters appertaining to the movement of traffic, including locomotive running. During the six years spent in this capacity Mr. Stedman was associated with many of the notable developments inaugurated by Mr. Russel]. In 1923 Mr. Stedman became Assistant Locomotive Running Superintendent, Southern Area, London and North Eastern Railway, holding that position until the beginning of 1926, when he was appointed. Assistant Locomotive Running Superintendent for the North Eastern Area. He received his present appointment in 1931. He is a Foundation Member of the Institute of Transport and a Member of Council of the Institution of Locomotive Engineers.
STEMP (Chas. Hubert), C.B.E., Superintendent, Southern Scottish Area, London and North Eastern Railway. Mr. Stemp entered the service of the Great Eastern Railway in 1885 as a Junior Clerk. After passing through various grades on the Western Division of that railway he was transferred to the Northern Divisional Superintendent's Office, and thereafter to the Traffic Working Department in the Headquarters Offices. Later he was appointed a first-class Stationmaster in the London District. On a request from the Directors of the North British Railway, Mr. Stemp was selected to go North, and. was appointed Traffic Working Assistant to the then Superintendent of the Line, Mr. Deuchars. On that officer's retirement he was appointed Outdoor Assistant to Mr. Black. He had a great deal to do with the improvement which took place in the goods and passenger train working on the North British Railway, as well as with the introduction of the 'Train Control, the North British being the only railway in Scotland operating chit system. As a war measure the North British Railway was appointed as the Secretarial Company in Scotland in connection with the Railway Executive Committee, and Mr. Stemp was the officer who dealt with Naval and Military matters. His present appointment dates from early in 1923.
STEPHENS (J. B.), General Manager, Great Northern Railway (Ireland). The whole of Mr. Stephens' railway career has been with the Great Northern (Ireland) Company. He received his early training as a civil engineer, and was for many years on the staff of the Chief Engineer. In 1900 he was appointed Assistant to the General Manager, and in 1919 Secretary and Assistant General Manager. His present appointment dates from June 1st, 1926.
STEWART (H. P.), Engineer and Locomotive Superintendent, Northern Counties Committee, London Midland and Scottish Railway. Mr. Stewart served his time in the Locomotive Carriage and Wagon Department of the old Belfast and Northern Counties Railway, under Mr. Bowman Malcolm, M.Inst.C.E., and on completion of his apprenticeship went for some marine experience to the engine works of Harland & Wolff, and later entered the service of Edward Bates & Sons, of Liverpool, eventually attaining to the position of Chief Engineer on one of their steamers. In 1910 Mr. Stewart returned to the railway under Mr. Malcolm, and in 1915 was appointed his Chief Assistant. On Mr. Malcolm's retirement in 1922, Mr. Stewart remained as Chief Mechanical Assistant to Mr. W. K. Wallace, M.Inst.C.E., whom he succeeded in September, 1930, on the appointment of the latter to the position of Chief Stores Superintendent, Euston, London Midland and Scottish Railway.
SUTHERLAND (G.), Assistant Accountant London and North Eastern Railway. Commenced his railway service in the Audit Office of the Highland Railway at Inverness in September, 1895. From July, 1905, he was in charge of Locomotive Accounts under the Accountant of the Highland Railway. In March, 1913, he was appointed an Examiner of Departmental Accounts under Mr. Martin, General Accountant of the North British Railway. From January, 1920, to January, 1921, his services were lent to the Ministry of Transport as Accountant to the Director-General of Civil Engineering. He then returned to Edinburgh, remaining there until March, 1923, when he was transferred to London, on the formation of the London and North Eastern Railway, as Special Auditor under Mr. C. L. Edwards, appointed Chief Accountant, London and North Eastern Railway. In May, 1925, Mr. Sutherland was appointed Assistant to the Chief Accountant. He became Divisional Accountant, Southern Area, early in 1928, and later succeeded Mr. C. H. Newton as Assistant Accountant, L.N.E.R.
SWALLOW (J. H.), Deputy Chief Docks Manager, Great Western Railway. Mr. Swallow joined the Brecon and Merthyr Railway in 1888, passing through various departments, and in 1900 entered the service of the Alexandra (Newport and South Wales) Docks and Railway Company, under the late Mr. John Macaulay, where he assisted in the reorganisation of the executive departments, afterwards being responsible for the tipping, traffic and wharfingers' departments. Mr. Swallow became Manager of the Newport Docks when they were taken over by the Great Western. He was the first Secretary of the Newport Wharfingers' Association, formed in 1902, mainly for the establishment and regulation of dock and wharf labour, and when it was merged into the Newport Cargo Labour Conciliation Board, he subsequently became Chairman of the Board. He is a member of the Newport Harbour Commissioners, the Pilotage Board, the Development Association, the Shipowners' Association, the Council of the Chamber of Commerce and Chairman of the Joint Committee for Dock Labour.
SYDER (Percy), London City Manager, London and North Eastern Railway. Mr. Syder was born at Fakenham, Norfolk, in 1879, receiving his education at the Norwich Commercial School. He entered the service of the Great Eastern Railway in the Goods Manager's Rates Office in 1896, and was appointed South Country Canvasser in 1900, three years later becoming Outdoor Assistant to the Mineral Manager and Chief Representative on the London Coal Exchange. In 1911 Mr. Syder was appointed Chief Canvasser, and two years later Chief Commercial Agent. In 1915 Mr. Syder became District Goods Manager at Ipswich, coming to London as Divisional Commercial Superintendent in 1917, becoming London City Manager, London and North Eastern Railway, in 1926.
SYMES (S. J.), O.B.E., Personal Assistant to the Chief Mechanical Engineer, Euston, London Midland and Scottish Railway. Mr. Symes served his apprenticeship at the Inchicore Works of the Great Southern and Western Railway of Ireland, leaving there to take up an appointment as Draughtsman in the Atlas Works of the North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow. He joined the service of the Midland Railway in 1904, and was promoted to be Chief Draughtsman in succession to Mr. J. E. Anderson in 1913, later succeeding that gentleman as Works Manager. He was appointed Works Superintendent, Midland Division, Chief Mechanical Engineer's Department, London Midland and Scottish Railway, in 1927, becoming Personal Assistant to the Chief Mechanical Engineer, Derby, in 1928. Mr. Symes is a member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers and a member of the Council of the Institution of Locomotive Engineers. His present appointment dates from January, 1931.
SZLUMPER (Gilbert Savile), A.M.Inst.C.E., M.Inst.T., Assistant General Manager, Southern Railway. Born at Kew, Surrey, in 1884, Mr. Szlumper is the only son of Mr. A. W. Szlumper. Chief Engineer, Southern Railway. Was educated at King's College School and the Engineering Faculty, King's College. Became associated with the London and South Western Railway in 1901, when he commenced a term of professional training under the late. Mr. J. W. Jacomb Hood, Chief Engineer. On completion of training, had a varied experience in the Engineer's Department, undertaking several special investigations, and being Resident Engineer on a number of works executed without a contractor. Was appointed Chief Assistant to the Central District Engineer in 1910. In 1913 was appointed Resident Engineer in charge of the track work, etc., of the London and South Western Railway electrification scheme, and also the Hampton Court Flyover Line. In February, 1914, was appointed Assistant to the. General Manager (Sir Herbert Walker), and acted as Secretary to the then secret Railway Executive Committee. During the war he devoted his whole time to the Secretaryship of the Railway Executive Committee, until in 1919 he returned to direct railway service as Deputy Docks and Marine Manager at Southampton. He succeeded Mr. Williams as Chief in the latter part of 1920. He is an Associate Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers. He has been a keen Territorial soldier for many years, and in recognition of this and his railway work was appointed Railway Transport Officer in 1914, being senior R.T.O. of the Army; he was promoted to major in 1916. He was appointed Docks and Marine Manager in 1923. In 1925 he became also Assistant General Manager. In 1927 the office of Docks and Marine Manager was relinquished.
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