Railways. Integrate Road Services T HE British Railways Board has decided
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to integrate road vehicle operation into the railway function. Up to now it has been d separate function under a general manager,, road motor division, but in future it Will be the responsibility of a road services officer in the department of. the chief operating officer. This, it is said, will enable the road function responsibilities to be linked more closely, as part of the operating team, with train movement and terminals activities.
Last month the Board announced the appointments of a liner trains manager, a movements manager and a terminals manager in the chief operating officer's department. This department now consists of four divisions—covering rail movements, road movements, terminals and liner trains.
The road services officer will be Mc. George White, who joined British Railways as general manager, road motor division, in December, 1962, Mr. White was formerly motqf transport officer of the General Post Office, which he joined in 1949.