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List Of Chief Executives Of New Zealand Railways
List of Chief Executives of New Zealand Railways :::They were titled ''General Manager'' unless otherwise specified. *J. P. Maxwell 1880-89 *J. McKerrow 1889-94 :(Chief Comissioner) *Thomas Ronayne 1895-1913 *E. H. Hiley 1913-19 *Richard William McVilly 1919-24 *F. J. Jones 1924-28 :(Chairman, Government Railways Board) *H. H. Sterling 1928-31 *Col. J. J. Essen 1931 :(Temporary Chairman, Government Railways Board) *H. H. Sterling 1931-36 :(Chairman, Government Railways Board) *P. G. Rousssel 1931-32 * G. H. Mackley 1933-40 *E. Casey 1940-44 *J. Sawyers 1944-48 *Frank Aickin 1948-51 *Horace Lusty 1951-55 *W. E. Hodges 1953-57 :(Chairman, NZR Commission) *Alan Gandell 1955-66 *Ivan Thomas (lawyer) Ivan Thomas (19 June 1913 – 30 March 2000) was the General Manager of New Zealand Railways from 1966 to 1976. He was born in Waihi the son of Nicholas Thomas a Waihi miner from Cornwall and Grace Naukivis Thomas . He att ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Ronayne
Thomas Ronayne (1849 – 7 September 1925) was a New Zealand public servant involved in railway management. He was the general manager of New Zealand Railways from 1895 to 1913. He was a member of the New Zealand Railways Board, and was accidentally killed while inspecting the Clydevale mine near Westport on the West Coast. Biography Ronayne was born in Youghal, County Cork, Ireland, in 1849, and was apprenticed in Manchester and Dublin. He arrived in New Zealand in 1875, and was put in charge of railway works at Helensville in 1875, Greymouth in 1876, and Addington in 1878. In 1890, he organised the Greymouth–Brunner Line. Ronayne was appointed the general manager of New Zealand Railways from the start of 1895, and in 1906 he represented New Zealand at the International Railway Congress. He was succeeded as general manager by Ernest Hiley in September 1913, and was appointed a Companion of the Imperial Service Order in the 1914 King's Birthday Honours. Following World ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard William McVilly
Richard William McVilly (1862 – 6 April 1949 was the General Manager of New Zealand Railways from 1919 to 1924. Born in Otago and Educated in Dunedin and Invercargill, he joined the department in 1879. During World War I his predecessor E. H. Hiley was serving in the NZEF, so McVilly was acting General Manager. In 1919 he was appointed as General Manager. and retired in 1924. He was made a member of the Victorian Order in 1920. After retiring he was Managing Director of ''Black and White Cabs'' in Wellington. He was a Wellington City Councillor from 1927 to 1929. He was a keen sportsman, and was president of the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association for 15 years,, and presented the McVilly Cup. , and was Chairman of the New Zealand Rowing Association, and was a member of the New Zealand and Wellington Roving Asociations. References {{DEFAULTSORT:McVilly, Richard 1862 births 1949 deaths New Zealand public servants New Zealand people in rail trans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garnet Mackley
Garnet Hercules Mackley (9 December 1883 – 24 April 1986) was a New Zealand businessman, railways manager and politician. Career Mackley was born in Port Chalmers. He became general manager of New Zealand Railways in 1933. During his tenure, Mackley worked hard to improve the standard and range of services provided by the railways. He won approval for the construction of an inspection car known as the "Red Terror" in which he travelled the entire system inspecting stations and meeting staff. Published: New Zealand Government Railways Department, Wellington The car's success encouraged him to order the construction of railcars that were to serve the railways for many years, specifically the Midland, Wairarapa, Standard, and Vulcan classes. He also wanted to improve the comfort of passengers and initiated a local building programme which provided the basis of passenger carriage stock for many years. In the 1938 New Year Honours, Mackley was appointed a Companion of the O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Aickin
Francis William (Frank) Aickin (7 July 1894 – 23 July 1982) was the General Manager of New Zealand Railways from 1948 to 1951. He was born in Onehunga in 1894, where his father Thomas Aickin was the stationmaster. He was in the NZEF in World War I, having joined the Army as a 14 year trumpeter. He served at Gallipoli and Samoa (Army Reg No 4-66). He joined the NZR in 1911. He studied part-time at Victoria University of Wellington (VUW) for a law degree; and qualified as a lawyer. In World War II he was a Colonel in the NZEF 16th Railway Operating Company in the Middle East; later promoted to Major. As General Manager he advocated electrification, see Railway electrification in New Zealand, though some of his engineering staff disagreed with this emphasis. He was a qualified lawyer and had previously been Staff Superintendent and Chief Legal Advisor to the Department. His successor Horace Lusty favoured dieselification, except for the Wellington suburban network. Bre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horace Lusty
Horace Campbell Lusty (11 June 1895 – 23 April 1972) was the General Manager of New Zealand Railways from 1951 to 1955. He was born on 11 June 1895 at Petone, and died on 24 April 1972. He joined the NZR staff as an engineering cadet on 5 February 1912. He was appointed as a draughtsman on 5 December 1917. He was commended in 1921 for his efforts in suppressing a bush fire at Horopito which was threatening Railways houses on 14 January. He was stationed in Christchurch, Dunedin, Greymouth, Invercargill, Ohakune, and Wellington. He was appointed Assistant Chief Engineer on 6 October 1936, Chief Engineer on 1 September 1944, and General Manager on 1 August 1951. In 1946-47 he studied railway engineering in Australia, South Africa, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Canada, and the United States. He oversaw the replacement of steam traction by diesel traction in the 1950s. He had 40 years of contributory service to the Government Superannuation Fund (GSF) on 4 February 1952 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Gandell
Sir Alan Thomas Gandell (8 October 1904 – 10 July 1988) was the General Manager of New Zealand Railways from 1957 to to 1966 He joined as an engineering cadet in 1920, and qualified as a civil engineer. He was stationed in Auckland, Greymouth, Hamilton, Invercargilll, Wanganui and Wellington. He was appointed to the General Manager’s personal staff in 1951. In 1953 he was made Director of the Railways Commission, and in 1957 became General Manager. On 19 October 1955 Gandell was appointed a director of the New Zealand Railways Commission. On 13 June 1956 Gandell and the Minister of Railways John McAlpine visited Clyde Engineering in Sydney, and subsequently Cabinet approved on 26 June 1956 a tender for 10 New Zealand DA class locomotives from Clyde, to cost £NZ674,560. This was 6.6% above the Canadian price, but reference was made to the reciprocal trade agreement with Australia. Phil Holloway Philip North Holloway (22 March 1917 – 28 May 2003) was a New Zeala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivan Thomas (lawyer)
Ivan Thomas (19 June 1913 – 30 March 2000) was the General Manager of New Zealand Railways from 1966 to 1976. He was born in Waihi the son of Nicholas Thomas a Waihi miner from Cornwall and Grace Naukivis Thomas . He attended Waihi School and Waihi District High School He joined the NZR on 27 February 1929 as a cadet in the Land Office, and then transferred to the Land and Legal Branch. . He studied law, graduating Ll.B. in1935 when he was awarded the Butterworth Prize in Roman Law. He was one of the Wellington public servants and law clerks who studied part-time at the Victoria University of Wellington Victoria University of Wellington ( mi, Te Herenga Waka) is a university in Wellington, New Zealand. It was established in 1897 by Act of Parliament, and was a constituent college of the University of New Zealand. The university is well know .... He transferred to the Law Office in 1936, and (with road transport regulated) appeared for the NZR in court and befor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Small (engineer)
Arthur Francis Small (26 February 1946 – 5 March 2021) was a New Zealand engineer and scouting leader. He served as the national president of Scouting New Zealand, as well as the vice-chairman of the Asia-Pacific Regional Scout Committee. Small was born in 1946, He studied civil engineering at the University of Auckland, completing a Master of Engineering degree in 1969, and a PhD in 1971. His doctoral thesis, supervised by Arved Raudkivi, was titled ''Hydroelastic excitation of cylinders''. Joining the New Zealand Railways Department in 1964, Small rose to become managing director of New Zealand Rail (in 1972) and its successor, Tranz Rail. He retired from Tranz Rail in 2000 and was replaced, as managing director, by Michael Beard in May of that year. Small was then vice-chairman for some time. For his services to the transport industry and the community, he was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the 2000 New Year Honours. In 1999, Small was appoin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealand People In Rail Transport
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