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BSM MAN WILL SET RTITB DRIVING STANDARDS

13th October 1967
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B. B. WILSON, contracts executive of British School of Motoring, with responsibilities for commercial vehicle driver training, has been appointed manager (operations training) at the Wembley headquarters of the Road Transport Industry Training Board. Brian Wilson will be responsible to the divisional manager (technical training) for setting and maintaining driving training standards for both goods vehicles and p.s.v. Initially he will be compiling a set of training manuals to be used by training officers employed by the Board and privately appointed driving instructors.

The appointment becomes effective on November 1.

Simon Anstey, 30, distribution manager, Harveys of Bristol Ltd., has been granted the Henry Spurrier Award by the Institute of Transport and will study the effects in the field of road transport of Britain's entry into the Common Market and the steps that need to be taken to integrate British road transport into the European network. He has already been promised facilities by Continental associations to facilitate his study.

F. G. J. Morris-14 years a member of Stockton's transport committee—becomes chairman of the new authority's transport committee (already in being). R. W. Porter12 years on Middlesbrough's transport committee—becomes vice-chairman of the new authority.

George Stringer has been appointed deputy manager of the new authority's transport system. (He is manager, Middlesbrough transport undertaking.) W. R. Holland has been appointed transport manager, Middlesbrough Corporation. He was previously deputy transport manager, Stocktonon-Tees Corporation.

W. A. Neate: director of Neate Brake Controls Ltd., Hanworth. Middlesex.

John D. Muskett has been appointed Runcorn Transport Services Ltd. managing director in succession to Harold Wood who has retired due to failing health. Mr. Muskett has been a director of RTS for the past two and a half years. From 1959 to 1966 he was managing director of Bishops Wharf and Isherwood Co. Ltd.

Mr. Wood steered the company's growth from the days when he drove a vehicle for it himself. On nationalization, he created the new RTS and in October, 1963, he took the decision to become part of Transport Development Group.

Other RTS appointments—Kenneth J. Armitage: assistant general manager. (Previously: in an executive position with Sutton and Son (St. Helens) Ltd.) D. Hornby: depot superintendent. (Previously: with Bishops Wharf and Isherwood Co. Ltd., responsible for traffic operation).