General Managers, Festiniog Railway Company
General Managers (and Chief Executives / Managing Directors) of the Festiniog Railway Company.
Titles, where applicable have been omitted here, but appear on relevant pages.
For more specific dates, please see the individuals personal entry
From | To | Name |
1832 | 1837 | Henry Archer |
1837 | 1856 | unknown - possibly James Spooner 1789-1856 |
1856 | Oct 89 | probably Charles Easton Spooner He was normally referred to as Secretary & Engineer but occasionally referred to himself as Manager |
Oct 89 | Dec 1908 | John Sylvester Hughes |
Jan 1909 | Mar 1922 | Frederick Vaughan (resigned 1 April 1922)] |
Apr 1922 | Sep 1923 | Septimus Edward Tyrwhitt |
Oct 1923 | May 1924 | John May (designated "Superintendent") |
May 1924 | May 1925 | Eric Harry Raymond Nicholls |
May 1925 | Oct 1931 | Lieutenant-Colonel Holman Fred Stephens |
Oct 1931 | Dec 1934 | Evan Robert Davies |
Jan 1935 | May 1954 | Robert Evans (acting General Manager from January 1933) |
From | To | Name |
May 1954 | Jun 1955 | Robert Evans |
1955 | Aug 1983 | Allan Garraway |
Mar 1979 | Sep 1983 | Dick Wollan Chief Executive |
Sep 1983 | Aug 1991 | David Pollock |
Aug 1991 | Feb 1996 | Gordon Rushton |
Feb 1996 | Sep 2000 | Alan Heywood |
Oct 2000 | Jul 2002 | Ken Allen Acting Chief Executive; Managing Director from Autumn 2001 |
Aug 2002 | Dec 2002 | Peter Randall Deputy Managing Director from January 2002 |
Dec 2002 | present | Paul Lewin Acting General Manager, confirmed General Manager, Spring 2003 |
References[edit]
There are a number of sources for this material, base is the FRS house magazine and
Boyd, James I.C. (1975) [1959]. The Festiniog Railway 1800 - 1974; Vol. 1 - History and Route. Blandford: The Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-8536-1167-X. OCLC 2074549.
See also[edit]
Directors
Officials
Personalities