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Minutes 610 - 618

DIESEL TRAINS COMMITTEE

Minutes of 58th meeting held on Tuesday, September 23rd 1958

PRESENT :-

Mr. A.J.Pearson, Assistant General Manager (Chairman)
" A.N.Butland, Assistant Civil Engineer, Euston
" George Dow, Commercial Officer, Euston
" R.C.S.Low Diesel Assistant to C.M.& E.E., Derby
" N.Nicholls, Assistant to Regional Accountant, Euston
" A.T.Salmon, Assistant P.R.& P.O., Euston
" E.Stanley, Assistant C.& W.Engineer, Derby
" L.D.Taylor, Assistant Motive Power Officer, Euston
" R.Varley, Assistant to General Manager (Special Duties), Euston
" C.Lakin, General Manager's Office, Euston   (Secretary)

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Minutes of meeting of August 18th, 1958

Agreed.

610.  GENERAL MATTERS OF POLICY

(1) Programme of diesel multiple unit operation

Vehicles agreed for the London Midland Region for 1958 and 1959 :-

    No.of   Total
  Scheme units   vehicles
1958 Manchester Part 1  6 3-car    18
    15 2-car    30
  Manchester Part 2 14 2-car    28
  Birmingham Part 2 20 3-car    60
    20 2-car    40
  Derby, Nottingham,
   Leicester Part 1
 2 3-car     6
  Liverpool-Gateacre-
   Warrington
 6 2-car    12
  Rail buses         3
  Not yet allocated 24 2-car    48
1959 Manchester Part 2 12 2-car    24
  Chester-North Wales Area  9 2-car    18
  Services in Central
   Division and Liverpool-
   St.Helens - Wigan
50 2-car   100
  St.Pancras suburban       120
  Not yet allocated 50 2-car   100
         
          607
         
Surplus from schemes in
   operation and to be re-
   allocated
 4
14
3-car
2-car
   12
 28

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