1932 Who's Who in Railways: Name M
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MacGREGOR (J. I. G.), M.Inst.C.E., District Engineer (Head Office), Edinburgh, London and North Eastern Railway. Mr. MacGregor had two years' experience in the Works of the Lanarkshire Steel Company at Motherwell, followed by a two-years' course in architecture. In 1899 he received an appointment in the Chief Engineer's Office of the Glasgow and South Western Railway, and after three years' service was appointed Assistant District Engineer with the North British Railway at Glasgow, being subsequently transferred as a Senior Assistant to the new Works Department in their Head Office at Edinburgh. In 1916, Mr. MacGregor became District Engineer for the Border District of the North British Railway, with headquarters at Carlisle, and held that position till 1923, except for two years-1919-21 —during which period he was District Engineer at Glasgow. In 1923 he was appointed District Engineer (Central District), Edinburgh, which position he held until his transfer to Head Office.
MAITLAND (Thomas Booth), S,S.C., Solicitor and Rating Agent (Scotland), London and North Eastern Railway. Mr. Maitland was appointed in 1924, Solicitor (Scotland), London and North Eastern Railway, subject to the responsibility of the Chief Legal Adviser. Mr. Maitland previously held the position of Senior Assistant Solicitor in Scotland, under the late Mr. G. Davidson (afterwards Divisional General Manager, North Eastern Area), whom he succeeded as Solicitor (Scotland). Mr. Maitland had a distinguished career as a student of Aberdeen University, where he was Prizeman in Scots Law and Conveyancing. Incidentally, it may be pointed out that Mr. Maitland's two predecessors, Mr. James Watson and Mr. George Davidson, also came from Aberdeen, and that all three received their early training in the same legal office in that city. Mr. Maitland has had 30 years' experience of railway law.
MANSFIELD (C. N.), Assistant Mineral Manager, London Midland and Scottish Railway. Mr. C. N. Mansfield entered Midland Railway service in the Mineral Department, at Derby, in 1900. He was transferred to Leeds as Assistant Mineral Agent and District Inspector in 1909. Three years later he went to Manchester as District Mineral Agent. In 1915 he joined the Army, and saw service in joined and Turkey, being demobilized in June, 1920, with the rank of major. He immediately resumed duty as District Mineral Agent in Manchester, but in January, 1921, was appointed to succeed. Mr. H. McConkey as London Representative of the Mineral Manager of the Midland Railway. Consequent upon the changes which followed the formation of the London Midland and Scottish Railway, Mr. Mansfield became Mineral Agent at St. Pancras for the London Midland and Scottish Railway, as from August, 1923, and in June, 1926, received his present appointment.
MARSHALL (G.), M.Inst.T., Goods Manager (Southern Area), London and North Eastern Railway. Appointed in 1919 to succeed Mr. G. Shaw as Goods Manager of the Great Northern Railway. Mr. Marshall was born in 1882 and educated at Winchester and New College, Oxford, where he obtained, in 1905, the Honours Degree (Lit. Hum.). Later in that year Mr. Marshall joined the service of the Great Northern Railway, and after obtaining experience in various capacities was, in 1910, appointed District Manager of the Main Line "B" Commercial Section of the Goods Department, with headquarters at Peterborough. In 1914, shortly after the outbreak of war, he joined the Army, and served in India for three and a-half years with the 9th Hampshire Regiment, eventually becoming Adjutant. In 1918 he was transferred for service under the Indian Railway Board as Deputy Traffic Manager under Major-General Freeland. Returning to England in July, 1919, he resumed duties with the Great Northern Railway, becoming Goods Manager in October, 1919. From January 1st, 1923, upon the formation of the London and North Eastern Railway, of which the Great Northern Railway is a constituent company, Mr. Marshall's position was designated as above.
MATHESON (E. G. G.), O.B.E., M.Inst.C.E., Assistant Chief Engineer (Works and Structures), Great Western Railway. Mr. Matheson joined the New Works staff of the Great Western Railway in 1905, under Mr. W. Y. Armstrong, and for a time was employed at the head office in the preparation of plans and estimates for projected lines in South Wales, and afterwards assisted the Resident Engineer in the construction of the Ashendon and Aynho Railway, and the reconstruction of Snow Hill Station, Birmingham. Mr. Matheson volunteered for service in 1915, commanding a Railway Construction Company in France, held the rank of major, was twice mentioned in dispatches, and awarded the O.B.E. (Military). After demobilization, in 1919, he was Resident Engineer on the construction of the St. Denis Branch Deviation, the Kingswear Branch Deviation, and the enlargement of Parson Tunnel. Dawlish, and then for two years, Assistant Divisional Engineer, Bristol. He succeeded the late Mr. H. K. Woodward as Divisional Engineer, Bristol, in October, 1924. Mr. Matheson is a brother of Mr. D. A. Matheson, late Deputy-General Manager for Scotland, London Midland and Scottish Railway. He became Assistant Engineer as from January 1st, 1926, and in January, 1929, was appointed to his present position.
MAULDIN (H. H.), M.Inst.T., Superintendent, Eastern Section (Southern Area), London and North Eastern Railway. Mr. Mauldin entered Great Eastern Railway service in the Superintendent, of the Line's Department. After obtaining wide experience in various offices, he was attached to the staff of the Superintendent in the special traffic section. In 1915 he enlisted as a sapper in the Royal Engineers (Railway Troops) served for a considerable period in the Railway Operating Division in forward areas in France, and obtained a commission. After the armistice he was transferred to the R.E. Stores Directorate as Traffic Officer, and was subsequently appointed Assistant Director, with the rank of Lieut.-Colonel. On his return to the Great Eastern Railway he was attached to the General Manager's Department for duties more particularly in regard to traffic questions. During the absence of Mr. F. V. Russell in the United States, towards the end of 1921, Col. Mauldin was appointed Acting Superintendent of Operation, Great Eastern Railway. In 1923 he became Chief Assistant, Southern Area. His present appointment dates from October, 1927.
MAUNSELL (R. E. L.), C.B.E., M.A., M.I.Mech.E., M.Inst.T., Chief Mechanical Engineer, Southern Railway. Mr. Maunsell began his engineering training at Inchicore (Great Southern and Western Railway), as an apprentice under Mr. Ivatt. After spending several years there, he joined the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, serving first in the works and drawing office at Horwich, and later as Locomotive Foreman in charge of the Blackpool and Fleetwood district. In 1894 he went to India, as Assistant Locomotive Superintendent of the East Indian Railway, being subsequently appointed District Locomotive Superintendent of the Asansol district. Two years later he returned to Inchicore, as Works Manager, until, on the resignation of Mr. Coey, Mr. Maunsell was appointed Locomotive Superintendent in 1911. In December, 1913, Mr. Maunsell was selected to succeed Mr. H. S. Wainwright, at Ashford, South Eastern and Chatham Railway. Mr. Maunsell had great responsibilities during the war. He was President of the Institution of Locomotive Engineers, 1916. On the formation of the Southern Railway in 1923 he was given his present appointment.
MAYNARD (A.), Chief Goods Manager, Great Western Railway. Mr. Maynard was born in 1882 and educated abroad. He started commercial life in a London shipbroker's office in 1899. He served in the South African War, and afterwards joined the staff of C. Shaw Lovell & Sons. Subsequently Mr. Maynard was engaged on the firm's behalf in France, Holland, Belgium, Scandinavia, and Central Europe. He joined the Great Western Railway service as District Agent at Nantes in 1909, and later was transferred to the Continental Department at Paddington. In 1914 he was made Goods Agent at Taunton, and in 1918 was promoted to be Goods Superintendent at Paddington. He became Development Agent and Assistant to the Chief Goods Manager in 1922, and Assistant Chief Goods Manager in 1924. He received his present appointment in March, 1931, following the retirement of Mr. E. Ford. Mr. Maynard is Chairman of the Goods Managers' Conference of the Railway Clearing House for 1932.
McBRIGHT (D. S.), M.B.E., M.Inst.T., Divisional Superintendent (Western), Southern Railway. Mr. McBright entered the service of the London and South Western Railway in 1889, attached General Manager's Office, eventually taking charge of statistical section. He was appointed Secretary of Traffic Officers' Conference in 1912, and during the war acted as secretary to Sub-Committee Railway Executive; 1916, appointed Assistant London District Superintendent; 1923, appointed Western Division Operating Superintendent, Southern Railway. His present appointment dates from March 31st, 1930.
McDONALD (John J.), B.A., Solicitor, Great Southern Railways, Ireland. Mr. McDonald graduated in the former Royal University of Ireland in 1896, and having served his apprenticeship with Mr. Daniel Purcell, Dame Street, Dublin, qualified a g solicitor in 1900. He had a brilliant college career, starting as an Exhibitioner and Honours-man in the Intermediate Education Board and in the Undergraduate Examinations of his University, later obtaining an Exhibition and first-class honours in his B.A. examination. In 1899 he was awarded the Gold Medal of the Incorporated Law Society for oratory, the Keating Clay Gold Medal for legal debate, and a special silver medal for composition. In that year he was Auditor of the Solicitors' Apprentices Debating Society of Ireland, in which he was previously the winner of the Dix Prize (1896), the Fry Prize (1897), and Byrne Prize (1898). He afterwards became lecturer in Jurisprudence in University College, Dublin.
McINTOSH (Hugh), Locomotive Running Superintendent, Great Northern Railway (Ireland). Mr. McIntosh joined Great Northern Railway service at Dundalk Works, as an apprentice in March, 1900. After obtaining experience in various departments, he was appointed District Locomotive Superintendent at Belfast in 1908, holding that position until going to Dundalk as Works Manager in the Locomotive Carriage and Wagon Department in 1919. He received his present appointment in October, 1925.
McISAAC (A.), Divisional Stores Superintendent, Scottish Area, London and North Eastern Railway. Entered the service of the North British Railway as a Junior Clerk in 1898, in the Stores Department. After passing through the various sections of the department and obtaining experience in the distribution and purchase of stores and the accounting work connected therewith, he was appointed Chief Clerk to the Stores Superintendent in 1913, retaining that position until his present appointment, which dates from 1923.
McLAREN (James), Secretary, London and North Eastern Railway. Mr. McLaren is a native of Kirriemuir. Most of his service with the North British Railway Company was in the Solicitor's Department, and he became Chief of the Conveyancing Department in the Solicitor's Office prior to his appointment, in July, 1918, as Secretary of the North British Railway Company, in succession to Mr. John Cathles. After the amalgamation he became Joint Secretary of the London and North Eastern Railway. On the appointment of Mr. G. F. Thurston to be Chief Stores Superintendent of the London and North Eastern Railway, early in 1925, Mr. McLaren became Secretary. He is a qualified law agent.
McMURDO (A. H.), Divisional Engineer (Scotland), London Midland and Scottish Railway. Mr. McMurdo was trained with Messrs. Warren & Stuart, a well-known Glasgow firm of civil engineers, with whom he was engaged on many works in various parts of Scotland. In 1902 Mr. McMurdo joined the Civil Engineering Staff of the Glasgow and South Western. Railway, under Mr. Melville, Chief Engineer, at a time when a large amount of new construction was being carried out by that company. After general experience in designing and carrying out works he joined the Engineering Staff of the Highland Railway at Inverness, under Mr. Roberts, and when that gentleman retired at the end of 1913, Mr. McMurdo was appointed Assistant to the Chief Engineer, whose department included all new works and maintenance in addition to signalling and telegraphs. When the Highland District of the L.M.S.R. was formed following amalgamation in 1923, Mr. McMurdo was appointed District Engineer at Inverness in charge of what was practically the whole of the old Highland Railway, and in 1929 he was appointed Assistant Engineer (Permanent Way) on the Chief Engineer's Staff at Euston. His present appointment dates from the latter part of 1931. Mr. McMurdo is a Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers and Fellow of the Permanent Way Institution, of which he was Vice-President for Scotland for several years.
MEADOWS (Joseph P.), Stores Superintendent, Great Southern Railways (Ireland). Mr. Meadows was educated at St. Mary's College, Dundalk. He entered the service of the Great Southern and Western Railway as a Junior Clerk in. the General Stores Department at Inchicore in 1901. After 15 years in the Accounts Section he was transferred to the General Section, and was subsequently appointed Chief Clerk, retaining the position on amalgamation. In 1930 he was appointed Assistant to Mr. F. G. Prideaux, Stores Superintendent, whom he succeeded in the early part of 1931.
MELVILLE (J. W.), Permanent Way Assistant, Engineer's Department (Euston), London Midland and Scottish Railway. Mr. Melville entered the Chief Engineer's Office of the former Glasgow and South Western Railway in February, 1898, as an apprentice under his father, the late Mr. William Melville, then Chief Engineer. At that time there was great activity in building new lines and increasing the capacity of existing ones, and all the work was carried out by the staff of the Engineer. Mr. Melville left the service in August, 1899, to enter the works of Arrol's Bridge and Roof Company, Ltd., Glasgow, and served there until September, 1901. While with this firm he was engaged on several large works, notably the Connel Ferry Bridge and the Greagan, Larkhall, and Stonehouse Viaducts on the old Caledonian Railway, and on the extension of St. Enoch Station roof for the Glasgow and South Western Railway; also the Glasgow Exhibition (1901) buildings, and a considerable amount of overseas work. In September, 1901, Mr. Melville rejoined the G. & S.W.R., and was appointed Permanent Way Assistant in. January, 1907. In October, 1924, he was appointed Chief Assistant to Mr. A. Bishop, District Engineer in charge of the South Western District of the Northern Division, L.M.S.R. On January 1st, 1927, Mr. Melville was appointed District Engineer, St. Enoch, Glasgow, which position he held until his present appointment early in 1932.
MERRETT (E. F.), Works Superintendent (Carriages and Wagons), Wolverton, London Midland and Scottish Railway. Mr. Merrett entered the service of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway in 1903, prior to which date he had had a wide experience in the design and construction of rolling-stock in the well-known car works at Oldbury, Langley Mill and Gloucester. For eleven years he was Chief Draughtsman at Newton Heath, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, and in October, 1920, was appointed Works Manager at the company's Carriage and Wagon Works there. He was appointed Works Superintendent, Newton Heath, London Midland and Scottish Railway, in March, 1927, his present appointment dating from January, 1931.
MESSER (W. A.), Assoc.M.Inst.C.E., Permanent Way Assistant to Chief Engineer, Southern Railway. Mr. Messer received his technical training at King's College, and was then articled to the late Mr. A. T. Walmisley, Dover Harbour Engineer. In 1880 he served as Resident Engineer on the construction of the Rawtenstall Tramways (Lanes). In 1891 he received an appointment in the Bridge Department of the Great Western Railway at Paddington, but in 1896 transferred to the service of the South Eastern and Chatham Railway, in charge of widening works in the London district. This led to his appointment as Engineer in Charge of Permanent Way to the South Eastern and Chatham Railway, which position he held for some twenty years, until 1923, when he received his present appointment.
MICHOD (P. D.), Principal Assistant to Signal and Telegraph Engineer, London Midland and Scottish Railway. Lieut-Col. Michod entered London and North Western Railway service in the Telegraph Department in 1893. In 1897 he became Works Manager, and in 1898 Senior General Assistant, Telegraph Department. In 1903 he was appointed Northern Divisional Assistant, and in 1905 Chief Telegraph Assistant, Signal and Telegraph. Department. He is a Member of the Institution of Electrical Engineers, and a Member and Former Member of Council of the Institution of Railway Signal Engineers. He became District Electrical. Engineer, Southern Area, London Midland and Scottish Railway in 1925. His present appointment was made in 1929. Mr. Michod had extensive service during the Great War, joining the Royal Engineers with the rank of captain in September, 1914, and being attached to the Expeditionary Force in France in May, 1915, in command of the 112th Company, Royal Engineers, Railway Troops. From September to December, 1916, he was second in command of the Railway Troops Depot at Longmoor, then forming, and commanded the Road Troops Depot until August, 1917. He was in command of the Railway Operating Troops Depot from then until October, 1919, when he was gazetted out with the rank of Lieut-colonel. He received the O.B.E. (Military) in January, 1919.
MILLEN (James H.), Electrical Engineer, London Underground Group of Railways. Mr. Millen served an apprentice ship with Latimer Clark, Muirhead & Co. He then served for two years with Paterson & Cooper, after which he joined the staff of the Dublin Tramways. In 1903 he was appointed Chief Assistant during the building of Lots Road Power House, and in 1916 became Assistant Superintendent of Power. In 1926 he was appointed Superintendent of Power to the " Underground " Companies, and held this position until July, 1930, when he was appointed Electrical Engineer responsible for the power house, substations and high-tension cables.
MILLER (John), B.E., LL.D., M.Inst.C.E., Engineer (North Eastern Area), London and North Eastern Railway, joined the Great Eastern Railway service in February, 1916, giving up an important position on the Pennsylvania Railroad in order to return to the United Kingdom. He is a native of Ireland, and was educated at Belfast University, where he obtained distinction in classics and science, and the degree of Bachelor of Engineering. On the retirement of Mr. Horace Wilmer, C.E., in 1917, the late General Manager of the Great Eastern Railway received the additional appointment of Engineer-in-Chief, and appointed Mr. Miller his Chief Assistant in the Civil Engineer's Department. Mr. Miller became Chief Civil Engineer in 1919. On the formation of the London and North Eastern Railway he held the office of Chief Civil Engineer, Great Eastern Section. His appointment as Engineer in charge of the North Eastern Area dates from January 1st, 1925. Mr. Miller is a Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers, and was President of the Permanent Way Institution in 1920 and 1921. The Honorary Degree of LL.D., Queen's University, Belfast, was conferred upon him in 1922.
MILLIGAN (J. A.), M.B.E., District Passenger Manager, Euston, London Midland and Scottish Railway. Mr. Milligan entered the service of the London and North Western Railway at Whitehaven, in 1887, and was transferred to the Stationmaster's Office at Coventry in 1897, where he remained until 1900, when he joined the staff of the District Superintendent at Birmingham, filling positions in the Time-Table, Excursion and other Sections. In 1908 Mr. Milligan was brought to London, and since that date had occupied various posts in the Superintendent of the Line's Office, until, in 1922, just prior to the grouping, he became Commercial Assistant to the Divisional General Superintendent (Southern Division) at Euston. He was subsequently appointed Divisional Passenger Commercial Superintendent, Euston, London Midland and Scottish Railway, and received his present title towards the end of last year, on the reorganisation of the Company's Commercial Department.
MILLS (George), F.R.S.S., Goods Manager, Southern Scottish Area, London and North Eastern Railway. Mr. Mills entered North British Railway service in 1895; was appointed Station Auditor in 1906; and in 1916, Chief Clerk in Coaching Audit Department. In 1920 transferred to Chief Accountant's Staff as Special Auditor. On the formation of the London and North Eastern Railway in 1923, was asked to take charge of the section dealing with Rates, Statistics and Accounts at Headquarters, and in 1927 was appointed Assistant to the Chief General Manager (Rates and Statistics). He was appointed Assistant to Goods Manager, Southern Scottish Area, in October, 1929, and succeeded. Mr. J. C. Christie as Goods Manager in January, 1932. Mr. Mills is a Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society.
MILNE (Sir James), C.S.I., M.Inst.T., General Manager, Great Western Railway. Mr. Milne entered the service of the Great Western Railway in 1904, as a pupil in the Locomotive Department at Swindon, and subsequently went to Paddington, where he gained considerable experience in various capacities. Early in 1916 he was appointed Chief Clerk to the Divisional Superintendent at Pontypool Road, from whence he was transferred, in 1917, to Plymouth as Assistant Divisional Superintendent. Joining the Ministry of Transport, Sir James (then Mr.) Milne was Director (Statistics), Finance and Statistics Department, and in 1922, returned to the Great Western Railway, first as Assistant to, and then Principal Assistant to, the General Manager. In January. 1924, he was appointed Assistant General Manager, and in 1929 succeeded Sir Felix Pole as General Manager. Sir James Milne was elected Chairman of the General Managers' Conference of the Railway Clearing House for 1931. He received the honour of knighthood on January 1st, 1932. MILTON (F. V.), Superintendent of Advertising, Southern Railway. Mr. Milton entered the Traffic Department of the London and South Western Railway in 1888 and served at Clapham Junction and other London stations. In 1893 he was transferred to the Superintendent's Office. In 1894 he passed to the Goods Manager's Office (canvassing and general), and thence to the personal staff of the Goods Manager (Sir Chas. Owens). In 1898, when Sir Chas. Owens was appointed General Manager, Mr. Milton was transferred to his office. In 1913 Sir Herbert Walker created a Publicity Department, and Mr. Milton was placed in charge. A Continental section was added in 1914. Mr. Milton was also appointed Editor of the South Western Magazine in 1918. Mr. Milton has served on several .committees and is a British delegate to the International Union of Railways. On the formation of the Southern Railway in 1923 Mr. Milton was appointed Chief of Publicity. He became Assistant Advertising Manager in 1925 and Superintendent of Advertising in 1930.
MINNIS (William Frederick), General Manager, Belfast and County Down Railway. Mr. Minnie was born in 1872, and commenced his railway career at the age of 12 years, entering the service of the County Down Railway as an apprentice in the General Manager's Office in 1884. He subsequently served as Booking Clerk, Parcels Clerk, Assistant in Traffic Superintendent's Office, and Relief Station Agent. In 1897 he became Goods Agent at Belfast, and in 1904 he was made Traffic Superintendent. From October 1st, 1926, Mr. Minnis was appointed as above, taking on the duties of Mr. C. A. Moore, formerly General Manager. In 1924, Mr. Minnis was appointed a member of the Irish Railways Central Wages Board, and in both 1925 and 1926 he was elected Chairman of the Irish Traffic Officers' Committee.
MISSENDEN (E. J.), M.B.E., Assistant Superintendent of Operation, Southern Railway. — Mr. Missenden entered the service of the South Eastern Railway in 1899, in the Traffic Department ; 1906, transferred to the Office of Superintendent of the Line; 1912, appointed District Assistant to Superintendent, Eastern Division; 1914, appointed Assistant to London District Traffic Superintendent; 1919, appointed Acting London District Superintendent; 1920, appointed London District Traffic Superintendent; 1923, appointed Divisional Operating Superintendent, London (East) Division, Southern Railway. His present appointment dates from March 31st, 1930.
MITCHELL (J. C.), F.C.I.S., Secretary and Treasurer, "Underground" Companies, has spent practically all his business life in the passenger transport trade of London. He was appointed to the staff of the London Road Car Company, Ltd., in 1886, by the late Mr. Archibald Grierson, C.A., then Secretary, with whom he was associated for nearly twenty years, and in less than three years was appointed Accountant, succeeding to the Secretaryship in 1905, on the death of Mr. Grierson. In 1908, on the amalgamation of the omnibus trade in London, Mr. Mitchell was appointed Secretary of the London General Omnibus Company, Ltd. He was also liquidator when the Vanguard Company became amalgamated, and in 1912, upon the consummation of the scheme for the combination of the interests of the London General with those of the Underground Electric Railways of London, Ltd., he was made Comptroller, and shortly afterwards was appointed Treasurer of the Underground Company and allied concerns. Mr. Mitchell was President for 1917 of the Chartered Institute of Secretaries. In February, 1921, Mr. Mitchell was appointed Secretary and Treasurer, in charge of Department G in the revised Underground organisation.
MOFFAT (T. H.), Managerial Representative for Scotland, and Secretary to Scottish Local Committee, London Midland and Scottish Railway. Mr. Moffat was born in 1888, and received his early railway training in the Accountant's Department of the Caledonian Railway. After a few years in the Accountant's Office, he was transferred to the General Manager's staff, and in 1912 was appointed General Assistant to the General Manager, whose Personal Assistant he became at the beginning of the war. In 1916 Mr. Moffat inaugurated and took charge of the Financial and Statistical Section of the Caledonian Railway, and when the Railway Executive Committee appointed a Statistical Committee three years later he was nominated as the representative on that Committee for all the Scottish Railways. In 1922 he was appointed Principal Assistant to the General Manager, who subsequently became Deputy General Manager (for Scotland) of the London Midland and Scottish Railway. During the period of Government control, Mr. Moffat was responsible for all questions connected with the control of the Caledonian Railway. Mr. Moffat is a native of Glasgow.
MOORE (A. E.), Audit Accountant, Southern Railway. Educated at Buxton College, Derbyshire, and Kilburn Grammar School, Mr. Moore entered the service of the London and North Western Railway in the Audit Office at Euston in December, 1895. On March 1st, 1911, he transferred to the service of the London and South Western Railway Company, for special work in the Audit Office at Waterloo, under the .Accountant, Mr. F. Hartnell, and in April, 1913, was appointed Audit Assistant to the succeeding Accountant, Mr. A. E. Newhook. During the period of Government control of the railways in the war, Mr. Moore was an Investigator of Railway Companies' Accounts and their claims against the Government. On the formation of the Southern Railway Mr. Moore was appointed one of the Assistant Audit Accountants under Mr. A. H. Bull, whom he succeeded as from April 1st, 1932.
MORGAN (H. E.), Divisional Signal and Telegraph Engineer (Crewe), London Midland and Scottish Railway. Mr. Morgan entered the service of the Taff Vale Railway in 1896 in the Signal Department, and was employed in the Drawing Office, in the Shops, and on the Line. In 1902 he entered the service of the then Westinghouse Power Signal Company, Ltd., as a draughtsman, and was engaged on the installation of power and automatic signalling on the Metropolitan. District Railway and on electro-pneumatic installations in various parts of the world. In 1905 he joined the W. R. Sykes Interlocking Signal Company, Ltd., and was Resident Engineer on the installation of electro-mechanical signalling for the then new London, Brighton and South Coast Railway Station at Victoria, and from 1909 to 1911 as Signal Engineer for that firm, responsible for design, estimating and manufacturing. In 1911 he joined the Midland Railway, serving first as Signal Inspector for the Appleby District, becoming in 1912 Assistant to the Chief Signal Inspector at Derby, and in 1913 Chief Signal Inspector. In 1916 he received a commission in the Royal Engineers, and was posted to the 278th Railway Company, R.E., working in the Third Army Area on gun spurs and broad-gauge lines. In 1917 he was transferred to the 275th Railway Company, R.E., working on lines of communication, etc., and was then appointed to the Signal and Interlocking Company, RE., and engaged on restoring signalling. He was wounded at Audrieq in September, 1917, and was in hospital until 1919. In the latter year he went to the Railway Training Centre at Longmoor, as Officer in Charge of the Signalling School and lecturer on block working.
MORGAN (H. W.), Dock Manager, Swansea, Great Western Railway. Mr. Morgan entered the service of the Swansea Harbour Trustees in their Traffic Department in 1897, and was transferred to the General Manager's Office in 1902 as Personal Clerk to the General Manager. In 1916 he was appointed General Manager's Secretary, and in 1922 Assistant General Manager. His present appointment followed the taking over in 1923 of the Swansea Docks by the Great Western Railway Company.
MORKILL (R. Falshaw), Superintendent of Signals and Telegraphs, Metropolitan Railway. Mr. Morkill was born in Canada, and was trained as an electrical engineer in the shops of what became the Canadian General Electric Company. His first railway experience was as Superintendent of the St. John's, Newfoundland, Electric Light, Power and Tramway Company. After serving during the Boer War, he took a position on the Simmer & Jack gold mines in the Transvaal as electrical engineer, and in 1902 went to the Central South African Railway to organize the signalling. When that railway was taken over in 1909 by the Railways and Docks Department of the South African Government he retired. Going to America, he joined the Union Switch Signal Company, and was associated with the chief engineer of that company in what is still one of the most important signalling installations in the world—the electro-pneumatic signalling of the Pennsylvania Terminal, New York. From there Mr. Morkill went to the General Railway Signal Company of Canada, first as business manager, and then as assistant manager, leaving there to join the Grand Trunk Railway as Signal and Electrical Engineer. When the Great War broke out Mr. Morkill at once joined the Canadian Engineers and went with them to the Front in 1914, serving subsequently in France, Belgium and with the Army of Occupation in Germany. lie was, at the request of the War Office, transferred to the Royal Engineers, and commanded the 209th Field Company, and later, was removed to Transportation Branch, G.H.Q., to form and command the first of a new unit and the first of its kind—the 200th Railway Signal and Interlocking Company, R.E. He was awarded the Military Cross, and when demobilized held the rank of major. He then joined the French works of Tyer & Co., Ltd., of Dalston, as General Manager and Director, and subsequently became the Manager of the Carlisle works of the same firm, which position he was holding when he received his present appointment early in 1925.
MORTON (G.), Assistant Accountant, London Midland and Scottish Railway. —Mr. Morton entered London and North Western Railway service in the Audit Office hi February, 1901. In 1915 he was appointed an Investigator of railway companies' claims against the Government in respect of the war-time control of railways. In November, 1920, he was appointed Special Assistant to the Audit Accountant, and in October, 1921, became Chief Clerk of the Audit, Accountant's Department. As from January 1st, 1923, he was appointed Divisional Audit Accountant (Euston), London Midland and Scottish Railway, and was subsequently appointed Assistant to Chief Accountant (Audit), becoming Assistant Accountant in January, 1930.
MORTON (W. H.), M.I.Mech.E., General Manager, Great Southern Railways (Ireland). Mr. Morton was appointed Locomotive Superintendent of the Midland Great Western Railway of Ireland at the end of 1915, in succession to Mr. E. Cusack. He served his apprenticeship with Messrs. Kitson & Co., the well-known locomotive builders, of Leeds, and received a comprehensive technical education at Leeds University and Leeds School of Science and Technology, where he qualified as honoursman in engineering design, eventually becoming medallist (second place 'in the United Kingdom) in railway carriage and wagon construction. On completing his apprenticeship, Mr. Morton was employed by Messrs. Kitson & Co. as a Leading Draughtsman, later becoming Assistant Works Manager with the same firm. In 1900 he was appointed Chief Draughtsman in the Locomotive Department of the Midland Great Western Railway, and also filled the successive positions of Works Manager and Assistant Locomotive Engineer. He became Deputy Chief Mechanical Engineer in 1924, and in 1929 Chief Mechanical Engineer. In April, 1932, he succeeded Mr. C. E. Riley as General Manager.
MOSLEY (Harry Vincent), Chief Executive Officer for New Works and Parliamentary Business, London Midland and Scottish Railway. Entered Midland Railway service in 1896, in the General Manager's Office, and was appointed Personal Assistant to the General Manager on January 1st, 1919. From July 1st, 1920, he became Joint Assistant General Manager, and on January 1st, 1923, consequent upon the grouping, he became Assistant to the General Manager, London Midland and Scottish Railway, which position he held until January 1st, 1927, when he was appointed Officer for New Works and Parliamentary Business.
MOUNT (Lieut.-Col. A. H. L.), C.B.E., (late Royal Engineers), Chief Inspecting Officer of Railways, Ministry of Transport. Lieut.-Col. Mount was educated at Bradfield, and after three years at Coopers Hill, where he was awarded a Fellowship, he was commissioned into the Royal Engineers on October 1st, 1902, had two years at the School of Military Engineering, Chatham, and one year's practical experience in the Locomotive Department, Midland Railway. Going to India in 1905 as an Assistant Engineer, he was in charge of various subdivisions in the Punjab, on the North Western State Railway. For the Delhi Durbar in 1911 he projected and built the necessary light railways, and was awarded the Kaiser-i-Hind medal for public service. In 1912 he was attached on special duty as Executive Engineer to the Town Planning Committee at Delhi, and prepared the scheme for the new terminal station and interchange yard for the new capital; in connection with this he was deputed to visit and report on terminal stations and large yards in Belgium, France, Germany and England. Lieut.-Col. (then Capt.) Mount returned from this visit to the Indian Railway Board in March, 1914, but in the following August, when war broke out, he left again for France with the Lahore Division. He subsequently joined the Railway Directorate, becoming, as Lieut.-Col., Assistant Director of Railway Construction at G.H.Q., France, and, in 1917, Deputy Chief Construction Engineer for Broad-Gauge Railways under the Director-General of Transportation. He was four times mentioned in dispatches, was awarded a Brevet Majority and the C.B.E., and was given, by the French, the Legion d'Honneur. He was granted the rank of Lieut.-Col. in July, 1922 his appointment as Inspecting Officer dates from January 1st, 1920. He became Chief Inspecting Officer in May, 1929.
MURRAY (John), O.B.E., Assistant Chief General Superintendent, London Midland and Scottish Railway. Mr. Murray entered Midland Railway service in 1887. He was first appointed as a Junior Clerk in the Superintendent's Department at Brecon, and, after experience at several stations, was promoted to the rank of Stationmaster in 1893, and to District Traffic Inspector for South Wales in 1899. In 1906 Mr. Murray was transferred to the staff of the District Superintendent for the Bristol area, and the following year to headquarters, and engaged for some time under Mr. Cecil Paget in the establishment of train control on the Midland Railway. He became Superintendent of Freight Trains in 1911, and Assistant General Superintendent (Midland Division) in 1923. From November, 1924, until January 1st, 1927, Mr. Murray held the position of Outdoor Assistant to the Chief General Superintendent, on which date he became Assistant Chief General Superintendent.
MURRAY (N. R.), Assistant to Chief Accountant, Great Western Railway. Mr. Murray entered Great Western Railway service in January, 1890, as a Junior Clerk in the Passenger Department of the Audit Office (now merged in the Chief Accountant's Office). After ten years' service in various sections of the Passenger and Goods Audit Departments, he volunteered for ambulance work in the Boer War, and served in South. Africa with the first Great Western Railway contingent of the St. John Ambulance Brigade, which was attached to the Imperial Yeomanry Hospital at Deelfontein. Returning from South Africa, to the Goods Audit Department in February, 1901, lie was, in January, 1902, appointed Assistant Travelling Auditor in the London district, and from July, 1903, to August, 1922, served as Travelling Auditor in the Swindon, Birmingham and London districts respectively, leaving the latter district to take charge of the Goods Section of the Chief Accountant's Office, from which post lie was promoted, in 1929, to his present position.
MUSGRAVE (G. A.), Locomotive Running Superintendent (Scotland), London and North Eastern Railway. Mr. Musgrave was educated at Penistone Grammar School, and commenced his railway career in 1902 as a premium apprentice at the Great Northern Railway Works, Doncaster, under Mr. H. N. Gresley, now Chief Mechanical Engineer, L.N.E.R. After serving his apprenticeship in the Works and Drawing Office, Mr. Musgrave gained experience in the Locomotive Running Department at Ardsley and Colwick, and in 1908 took up the position of Assistant Foreman at King's Cross. In 1912 he took charge at Hatfield, and in 1913 was promoted to Assistant District Superintendent at Colwick. Mr. Musgrave had Army service in France during the Great War, in 1917 and 1918, being attached to the C.M.E. Department (Royal Engineers). In October, 1919, he became Shops Manager at Doncaster, and was appointed Works Manager, Cowlairs, Glasgow, the headquarters of the Scottish Section of the L.N.E.R., in July. 1930. His present appointment dates from early in 1931.
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