1932 Who's Who in Railways: Name E
Note: This is a sub-section of 1932 Who's Who in Railways
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EDDY (Alexander), Solicitor, London Midland and Scottish Railway. Mr. Eddy is the youngest son of the late Mr. E. M. G. Eddy, who was the Chief Commissioner of Railways for New South Wales. He entered the Solicitor's Office of the London and North Western Railway Company in 1898, when he was articled to Mr. Charles Henry Mason, the then Solicitor of the company. On passing his final law examination in 1904, he was taken on the staff of the Solicitor's Office, and served under Mr. C. de J. Andrewes, Mr. M. C. Tait and Mr. Thornhill. Early in 1924 Mr. Eddy became Assistant Solicitor, and on January 1st, 1927, was appointed Solicitor to the company. Mr. Eddy is a brother of Mr. J. M. Eddy, late General Manager of the Buenos Ayres Great Southern Railway Company.
EDWARDS (E. C.), Dock Manager, Plymouth, Great Western Railway. Mr. Edwards entered the service of the Taff Vale Railway at Penarth Docks in 1889, where his father, the late Mr. J. Edwards, was Dock Superintendent. On the death of the latter, when Mr. S. Thomas took charge of Penarth Docks, Mr. E. 0. Edwards became his Chief Assistant. Following the amalgamation of the Taff Vale Railway into the Great Western group, Mr. Edwards became first, Docks Superintendent, and, in due course, Docks Manager.
ELLIOT (J. Blumenfeld), Assistant to Traffic Manager (Development of Traffic), Southern Railway. Mr. Elliot was born in 1898, and educated at Marlborough and Sandhurst. He came to Waterloo in January, 1925, in connection with publicity work, as "Public Relationships " Officer. His position provided a link between the General Manager's Department of the Southern Railway and public and local associations and other bodies in the area served by the system, and, in addition, Mr. Elliot controlled all publicity and advertising for the company. Mr. Elliot obtained his early training on the Evening Standard, gaining further experience on the New York Times, while in 1923 he was night editor of the Daily Express. His next appointment was as Assistant Editor of the Evening Standard, in 1924. He was appointed Assistant to the General Manager (Public Relations and Advertising) at the end of 1925, following the reorganization and combination of the old Publicity and Advertising Departments into " The Advertising Department." His present appointment dates from March 31st, 1930.
ELLSON (G.), O.B.E., M.Inst.C.E., M.Inst.T., Chief Engineer, Southern Railway. Mr. Ellson was articled to Messrs. Butterley Company, Ltd., Derby; 1896, Engineering Draughtsman, Messrs. E. C. & J. Keay, Ltd., Birmingham. In 1898 he entered the service of the South Eastern and Chatham Railway, Chief Engineer's Department. In 1913 he was appointed Chief Assistant to the Chief Engineer. In 1920 he was appointed Resident Engineer in charge of maintenance of the South Eastern and Chatham Railway. In 1923 he was appointed Deputy Chief Engineer. Southern Railway, and in 1927 succeeded Mr. A. W. Szlumper as Chief Engineer.
ELWELL (C. H. M.), B.Sc.(London), A.M.Inst.C.E., Assistant to Locomotive Running Superintendent, Southern Area, London and North Eastern Railway. Mr. Elwell was educated at Haileybury College and at London University. He was then apprenticed to the late Mr. James Holden, Locomotive Superintendent of the Great Eastern Railway, at Stratford, and was subsequently engaged as a Locomotive Inspector, as Materials Inspector, and in the Drawing Office. He then served two years as Technical Assistant to Mr. C. W. L. Glaze, then Works Manager, afterwards assisting Mr. A. G. Hill, C.B.E., Chief Mechanical Engineer, as Assistant on special war work, including the manufacture of munitions at Stratford Works, Railway Priority Committee work, the allocation of steel to British Railways, and purchases of railway material in. America. In 1919, Mr. Elwell was appointed District Mechanical Engineer for the Norwich District, transferring, in 1921, to Cambridge, as Assistant Locomotive Superintendent, and succeeding Mr. W. J. Pollock as Locomotive Superintendent in charge of the Cambridge District early in 1924. His present appointment dates from 1926.
ENGLAND (W. J.), Assistant for Train Services to Traffic Manager, Southern Railway. — Mr. England entered London and South Western service as a junior clerk at Chard Junction in May, 1896, being transferred to Bentley in October of the same year, to Farnham in November, 1897, and to Farnborough in 1898. In February, 1900, he was transferred to the office of the Superintendent of the Line, where he obtained wide experience in various capacities, until appointed Assistant Divisional Superintendent at Exeter in June, 1912. From August 1st to December 31st, 1921, Mr. England was placed in charge of the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway as Traffic Superintendent, after which he returned to headquarters. He was appointed General Assistant to the Chief Operating Superintendent, Southern Railway, in 1923. His present appointment dates from 1930.
EVANS (E. T. J.), Manager, Carriage and Wagon Works, Swindon, Great Western Railway. Entered Great Western service as an apprentice in 1896. Upon completion of his apprenticeship he served a short time in the shops, and in 1903 entered the drawing office. In 1916 he was made a Locomotive Factory Inspector, and three years later was appointed Assistant Divisional Superintendent at Wolverhampton. The following year he was made Assistant Manager of the Carriage and Wagon Works at Swindon, becoming Manager in 1922.
EVERY (William Stephen), Signal Engineer, "Underground" Railways. Mr. Every has been connected with the "Underground" system of railways since the conversion of the Metropolitan District from steam to electric traction, and subsequently joined the signal department. In May, 1919, he became the Signal Engineer and became responsible for the signalling, telephones and clocks on the District and its allied tube railways, and later was given charge of the lighting and of the low-tension equipment outside the sub-stations. Mr. Every has been a member of the Institution of Railway Signal Engineers since 1919; served on the Council since 1921; and was President for 1928.
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