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MARCUS SMITH, formerly London Transport's bus engineering director, has been made general manager (buses), taking over day to day responsibility for operations, maintenance and engineering in place of operations director, Jack Wooler, who has retired. Still with London Transport, deputy operations director Frank Giles, is redesignated operations manager and deputy general manager, while Charles Greystock, formerly rolling stock engineer, is redesignated engineering manager (bus operations). Terry Lowe becomes technical director (buses).
Wincanton Vehicle Rentals Ltd has named Paul Anderson as regional truck rental manager. For the past year he has been truck hire manager for a company in Sheffield. Mr Anderson will initially be based at Wincanton's Western Avenue headquarters, but will shortly be transferred to take up his appointment at the company's new Darlaston. branch. The new depot will be operational from March.
Lancaster City Council's transport department has named Kathleen Palfreyman as traffic superintendent. Taking over the new job on March 1, she is currently senior assistant traffic superintendent at Blackburn Borough Transport Department. It is thought that Miss Palfreyman — who has previous service with Burnley and Pendle Joint Transport, Stevensons of Spath, Skill's of Nottingham and Trent Motor Traction — will be the only female municipal traffic superintendent currently carrying out such duties.
The Secretary of State for Scotland has appointed three new part-time members of the Scottish Transport Group. They are Andrew Forman, Scottish divisional officer of the Union of Shop Distributive and Allied Workers; Ronald McNeill, retired naval architect, and Henry Sim, vice-convener of Grampian Regional Council. All three serve until December 31, 1984, as do farmer John Macdonald and Glasgow University Prof. Andrew Thomson, who are re-appointed.
Peter Bevins is the new national accounts manager in the United Kingdom for Avis Truck Leasing and Rental, responsible for the expansion of new business as well as the further development of the corn
pany's leasing and rental t ness relating to existing nati accounts. Mr Bevins has years' experience in the tr port industry.
Managing director of Mit Cons and Co (UK) Richard JI and managing director of chell Cotts Transport Wirth, have both joined board of Mitchells Cutts Gro
ERF have a new area
manager for Yorkshire and East Midlands in David John
Mr Johnson joined ERF a: apprentice technician in 1 but prior to his new appointr was technical sales supervis ERF's sales department.
Stan Webb, director and general manager of Midl, British Road Services Ltd, retired after 42 years in the transport industry. Mr V joined the Newport Tram and Engineering Service ( pany in 1938. Nationalisatir 1949 brought his comp within the BRS Group, whei has been since that time.
Experience at supervi level at various branches If his appointments as brr manager at Wellington in ' and director and area ge manager (north) for Midi BRS in 1974.
The board of Lucas Indu: Ltd has approved the app ment of Dr Tony Jarrett as g director — product techno as a member of the Lucas e: tive and as a director of Jo Lucas Ltd, the executive bor. the group. Dr Jarrett has technical director of Lucas since 1976 and is chairmr SGRD Ltd and and Lucas h Ltd. He is also a director of Lucas CAV subsidiary r panies.
Obituary We record with regre. death of James Prince at th of 66. Mr Prince set up hi coach operating businer Cleator Moor (Cumbria) sl after the war.