MR. JOHNSON GETS TOP RAIL JOB
15th December 1967, Page 32
15th December 1967
Page 32
Page 32, 15th December 1967
— MR. JOHNSON GETS TOP RAIL JOB
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British Rail, Big Four British Railway Companies, British Railways Board, London And North Eastern Railway, Midland Railway, Knights Bachelor
THE LONG-AWAITED announcement of a successor to Sir Stanley Raymond, as chairman of British Railways Board, came last Friday when the Minister of Transport appointed Henry Cecil (Bill) Johnson to the job. Mr. Johnson, 61, at present a vice-chairman of the British Railways Board, takes over on January 1.
A lifelong railwayman, Mr. Johnson started his career in 1923 as a L.N.E.R. traffic apprentice. He was appointed general manager, Eastern region, in 1958, and became general manager London Midland region in 1962. Within a few months he was appointed chairman of the London Midland regional board. He has been closely connected with the railway electrification programme.
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London Midland regional board, British Railways Board