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Ted Wall for Iran with NF
From August. Ted Wall will be managing director and chief executive (Iran) with National Freight Corporation (International) Ltd. He succeeds Ken Cook, who is returning to this country. He has been with NFC for some seven months, providing consultation services in connection with freight terminals at four ports in South Iran. Before that, he was managing director with Wincanton Transport Ltd and was deputy chairman of Unigate Ltd 's transport and engineering division. He has been chairman of the Road Haulage Association's milk carriers group and the transport committee for the dairy :trade, . Reading Borough Council transport department has appointed Michael Russell, Thamesdown Transport traffic superintendent, as its :assistant manager (traffic). He replaces Bob Rowe, who has become City of Nottingham Transport's traffic manitger.
Jim Weeks is to become assistant chief engineer SNith United Counties Omnibus Company on August 1. He has been Southdown Motor Services.Ltd's divisional engineer (east) since 1973.
National Travel (NBC) Ltd's management services accountant Michael Fairweather ha:; been appointed stcretaryi accountant with National Travel (South East). He succeeds John Millard v,,;ho has become general manager of the London Terminal Unit at Victoria Coach Station.
Don Shadholt, administra tion manager of Godfr is's commercial truck has been appointed truck manager with Rent a Car (UK) Ltd.
Recent appointments with the Dawson G Gee, now gen (transport di Wi)liams, n manager (rentals d Peter Williams, now manager (export eq sales division). Bria now manager Rays o Ltd, and Mike H group accountant.
Andy Watmore from Mather an Manchester, to b lington. Bristol-ba keting and engineer vices manager, Wi Draper Ltd. H David Hopki moved to anothei Rubery Owen R has promoted Gra to a new post of m manager (parts accessories). He was viouslv project manager ponsible for marketing chorlok diafthriigni spring brakes fOr conlmercial vehicles.
Obituaries
We record with regret the deaths of: Lord Mari:des (70), transport minister from 1959 to 1964. As Ernest IVIarples, he was arguably the best-known transport minister ever and was responsible for initiating much of the country's motorway policy. He presiddI over the introduction of yellov,... noparking lines, parking meters, and the granting of powers to police to remove illegally Andy wattri parked cars. Inevitably, this . drew criticis from the Mike Holmesm motoring lobby,.wilich created such slogans as "NIarples must go" and "If it moves, stop it. If it stops, fine it " He became a life peer in 1974.
Duncan McQuilkan, a pioneer motorbus operator on the Kintyre peninsula in the 19208 His operations helped found the West Coast Motor Service Company, with which he remained a driver until a few years ago.
Gary Gatpin (47), a Harley, Plymouth coach proprietor who died in the Taunton rail disaster last week,