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Northern B. J. Foster, OBE, Low Friar House, 36-34 Low Friar Street, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 5XR. Tel: 0632 610031.
Appointed Traffic Commissioner December 1975 Aged 65.
Involved in road haulage for 20 years. Chairman RHA Licensing Committee.Member of Kidderminster Council for 10 years and Chairman of Finance Committee. Magistrate for 28 years and Chairman of the Justices 1 97175, Counties covered: Cleveland, Cumbria, Durham, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear and part of North Yorkshire.
North Western R. D. Hutchings, Arkwright House, Parsonage Gardens, Deansgate, Manchester M60 9AN. Tel: 061-832 8644.
Appointed Traffic Commissioner March 1975.
Aged 59.
Educated. Watford Grammar School, Oxford and Cambridge Universities. Regular Army 1939-64. Senior Information Officer FCO 1964-67. Principal,
various departments 1967-71. Assistant Secretary, Staff Management PSA 1972-75. Counties covered: Cheshire, Clwyd, Greater Manchester, Gwynedd, Merseyside, Lancashire (except part in Yorkshire Traffic Area), part of North-East Derbyshire and part of Northern Powys.
Scottish H. McNamara, 24 Torphichen Street, Edinburgh EH3 8HD. Tel. 031-229 9166.
Appointed Traffic Commissioner August 1979.
Aged 51.
Former Assistant Secretary in Scottish Office in which he has served all his Civil Service Career. Former post Head of Manpower and Organisation Division. Regions covered Borders, Central, Dumfries and Galloway, Lothian and Strathclyde.
Scottish sub office (Northern division): Greyfriars House, Gallowgate, Aberdeen AB9 2ZS. Tel: 0244-23411.
Regions covered: Fife, Grampian, Highland, Tayside, Orkney, Shetland and Western Isles.
South Eastern R. S. Thornton Ivy House, 1-5 Ivy Terrace, Eastbourne. Tel 0323-21471. Appointed Traffic Commissioner November 1975.
Aged 60.
Educated Highgate and Cambridge University. Solicitor 1954 and called to the Bar 1955. Administrative Officer in Overseas Civil Service 1 94656. After private practice joined Civil Service 1967. DOE Legal Branch 1970-73.
Counties covered: Hampshire (except small western part in Western Traffic Area), Isle of Wight, Berkshire (except part in Metropolitan Traffic Area), part of southern Oxfordshire, parts of South-East Dorset and SouthWest Surrey and Kent (except part in Metropolitan Traffic Area).
South Wales R. R. Jackson, FCIT, AITA, Hon Fl RTE, Caradog House, 1-6 St Andrews Place, Cardiff CF1 3PW. Tel: 0222-24801.
Appointed Traffic Commissioner November 1961.
Aged 61.
Commissioner for Road Trasport, Federation of Malaya 1959-61. (Combined role with LA West Midlands for 18 months before appointment of Mr Crabtree ) South Wales is the smallest traffic area. Counties covered: Dyfed, Gwent, Mid Glamorgan, South Glamorgan, West Glamorgan and Powys (except part in North Western Traffic Area).
West Midlands A. A. Crabtree, LLB, DPA, TD, Cumberland House, 200 Broad Street, Birmingham B15 1TD. Tel: 021-6435011.
Appointed Traffic Commissioner April 1974 and the only TC from local government.
Aged 63.
Educated: Doncaster Grammar School, Sheffield University, War Service: Manchester Regiment (to rank of Major). Local Government 1 946-74. Solicitor 1948. Town Clerk Nuneaton 1957-65. Town Clerk Cheltenham 1966-74.
Counties covered: Hereford and Worcester, Salop, Staffordshire, Warwickshire and West Midlands.
Western Major General Sir John Potter, KBE, CB, FCIT The Gaunts House, Denmark Street, Bristol BS1 5DR. Tel: 0272 297221.
Appointed Traffic Commissioner January 1973.
Aged 66.
Regular army 1934-69. Director of Supplies and Transport 1 963. Transport Officer-inChief, Army. Director of Movements, Army MOD 1967-69. Counties covered: Avon, Cornwall, Devon, Gloucestershire, Somerset, Wiltshire, Dorset (except part in South-Eastern Traffic area), and small part of West Hampshire.
Yorkshire Major General V. H. J. Carpenter, CB, MBE, FCIT, Hillcrest House, 386 Harehills Lane, Leeds LS9 6NF. Tel 0532 38144, Appointed Traffic Commissioner November 1975.
Aged 57.
Regular Army 1936-76. CRASC British Forces Arabian Peninsular. Chief Transport and Movements Officer. BAOR Transport Officer in Chief (Army) and Director of Movements 1973-75. Special knowledge of civil emergencies planning part of job with MOD.
Counties covered: South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire (except part in Northern Traffic Area), Humberside (except part in East Midland Traffic Area), part of Eastern Lancashire and part of North East Derbyshire.