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35 relations: Alexander Kaye Butterworth, Big Four (British railway companies), British Railways Board, British Transport Commission, Carl Giles, Cartoon, Department for Transport, Down Street tube station, Emergency Powers (Defence) Act 1939, Euan Wallace, Frank Pick, Gilbert Szlumper, Great Western Railway, Herbert Ashcombe Walker, James Milne (railway manager), Kent and East Sussex Railway, London and North Eastern Railway, London Passenger Transport Board, London, Midland and Scottish Railway, Mersey Railway, Mobilization, Poster, Railway Companies' Association, Railway Operating Division, Railways Act 1921, Random House, Secretary of State for Transport, Sir Ralph Wedgwood, 1st Baronet, Southampton, Southern Railway (UK), The History Press, War Office, William Valentine Wood, World War I, World War II.
Alexander Kaye Butterworth
Sir Alexander Kaye Butterworth, LLB, OL (1854–1946) was the General Manager of the North Eastern Railway and also chairman of the Railway Executive during the First World War.
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Big Four (British railway companies)
The Big Four was a name used to describe the four largest railway companies in the United Kingdom in the period 1923–47.
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British Railways Board
The British Railways Board (BRB) was a nationalised industry in the United Kingdom that operated from 1963 to 2001.
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British Transport Commission
The British Transport Commission (BTC) was created by Clement Attlee's post-war Labour government as a part of its nationalisation programme, to oversee railways, canals and road freight transport in Great Britain (Northern Ireland had the separate Ulster Transport Authority).
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Carl Giles
Ronald "Carl" Giles OBE (29 September 1916 – 27 August 1995), often referred to simply as Giles, was a cartoonist best known for his work for the British newspaper the Daily Express.
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Cartoon
A cartoon is a type of illustration, possibly animated, typically in a non-realistic or semi-realistic style.
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Department for Transport
The Department for Transport (DfT) is the government department responsible for the English transport network and a limited number of transport matters in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland that have not been devolved.
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Down Street tube station
Down Street, also known as Down Street (Mayfair), is a disused station on the London Underground, located in Mayfair, west London.
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Emergency Powers (Defence) Act 1939
The Emergency Powers (Defence) Act 1939 was emergency legislation passed just prior to the outbreak of World War II by the Parliament of the United Kingdom to enable the British Government to take up emergency powers to prosecute the war effectively.
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Euan Wallace
Captain David Euan Wallace, MC, PC (20 April 1892 – 9 February 1941) was a British Conservative politician who briefly served as Minister of Transport during World War II.
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Frank Pick
Frank Pick Hon. RIBA (23 November 1878 – 7 November 1941) was a British transport administrator.
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Gilbert Szlumper
Major-General Gilbert Savil Szlumper, CBE, TD (1884–1969) was a British railwayman, and the penultimate General Manager of the Southern Railway.
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Great Western Railway
The Great Western Railway (GWR) was a British railway company that linked London with the south-west and west of England, the Midlands, and most of Wales.
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Herbert Ashcombe Walker
Sir Herbert Ashcombe Walker, KCB (15 May 1868 – 29 September 1949) was a British railway manager.
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James Milne (railway manager)
Sir James Milne (4 May 1883 – 1 April 1958) was a British railway manager.
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Kent and East Sussex Railway
The Kent and East Sussex Railway (K&ESR) refers to both an historical private railway company in Kent and East Sussex in England, as well as a heritage railway currently running on part of the route of the historical company.
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London and North Eastern Railway
The London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) was the second largest (after LMS) of the "Big Four" railway companies created by the Railways Act 1921 in Britain.
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London Passenger Transport Board
The London Passenger Transport Board (LPTB) was the organisation responsible for local public transport in London and its environs from 1933 to 1948.
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London, Midland and Scottish Railway
The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS)It has been argued that the initials LMSR should be used to be consistent with LNER, GWR and SR.
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Mersey Railway
The Mersey Railway was a passenger railway that connected the communities of Liverpool and Birkenhead, England, which lie on opposite banks of the River Mersey, via the Mersey Railway Tunnel from 1886 to 1948.
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Mobilization
Mobilization, in military terminology, is the act of assembling and readying troops and supplies for war.
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Poster
A poster is any piece of printed paper designed to be attached to a wall or vertical surface.
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Railway Companies' Association
The Railway Companies' Association was a co-ordinating body for British railway companies from 1867 until nationalisation in 1948.
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Railway Operating Division
The Railway Operating Division (ROD) was a division of the Royal Engineers formed in 1915 to operate railways in the many theatres of the First World War.
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Railways Act 1921
The Railways Act 1921 (c. 55), also known as the Grouping Act, was an Act of Parliament enacted by the British government and intended to stem the losses being made by many of the country's 120 railway companies, move the railways away from internal competition and retain some of the benefits which the country had derived from a government-controlled railway during and after the Great War of 1914–1918.
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Random House
Random House is an American book publisher and the largest general-interest paperback publisher in the world.
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Secretary of State for Transport
Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Transport is the member of the cabinet responsible for the British Department for Transport.
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Sir Ralph Wedgwood, 1st Baronet
Sir Ralph Lewis Wedgwood, 1st Baronet (2 March 1874 – 5 September 1956) was the Chief Officer of the London & North Eastern Railway for 16 years from its inauguration in 1923.
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Southampton
Southampton is the largest city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire, England.
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Southern Railway (UK)
The Southern Railway (SR), sometimes shortened to 'Southern', was a British railway company established in the 1923 Grouping.
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The History Press
The History Press is a British publishing company specialising in the publication of titles devoted to local and specialist history.
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War Office
The War Office was a department of the British Government responsible for the administration of the British Army between 1857 and 1964, when its functions were transferred to the Ministry of Defence.
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William Valentine Wood
William Valentine Wood worked for much of his life on the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS), rising to become its President.
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World War I
World War I (often abbreviated as WWI or WW1), also known as the First World War, the Great War, or the War to End All Wars, was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918.
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World War II
World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railway_Executive_Committee
