T. G. Gibb to head Freightliners
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• George Gibb, director of freight planning. Transport Holding Company, has been apposnted general manager of the Freightliner division of British Railways which, under the Transport Bill's provisions, is intended to evolve into the NFC subsidiary, the Freightliner Company.
Significantly, the BR statement announcing his new post says his appointment "underlines the critical importance of Freightliner services in future as a development far wider than an isolated railway operation. Freightliners must ultimately play a major part in the handling of freight transport in this country, working alongside—not against—both road hauliers and traders . . ." Recording that Mr. Gibbs objective will be to set up the Freightliner division as a separate trading entity, it stresses that the network is seen as a service to hauliers and traders—" its aim is not to take traffic from hauliers but to carry for them, and to that extent Mr. Gibbs feet can
fairly be regarded as being planted in both camps.
Mr. Gibb rose from a railway apprentice on the LNER to wartime assistant to the controller of rail transport. Ministry of Supply. At nationalization time he joined British Road Services, becoming successively general manager and chairman in 1 963 he was made managing director and vice-chairman of the BRS Federation Ltd. and in January last year took up his THC position.
Also announced this week was the name of the new general manager of the BR Freight Sundries division. replacing "BobbyLawrence. He is P. A. Land, formerly assistant general manager (finance) of the division. An accountant, he joined BR in 1963 from BTR Industries Ltd. : after a spell with Western Region he became a.g.m. of the Sundries division on its formation. He will run an organization moving 2m. tons of freight sundries a year, running 10,500 road vehicles and owning over 250 depots.