Minutes 542 - 550
DIESEL TRAINS COMMITTEE
Minutes of 51st meeting held on Tuesday, 19th November,1957
PRESENT :-
| Mr. | L.M. Sayers, | Assistant General Manager (Chairman) |
| Mr. | B. Adkinson, | Assistant Motive Power Supt., Euston |
| Mr. | A.N. Butland, | Assistant Civil Engineer, Euston |
| Mr. | George Dow, | Commercial Officer, Euston |
| Mr. | J.J.Finlayson, | Assistant M.& E.Engineer, Derby |
| Mr. | S.H. Gould, | Operating Officer, Euston |
| Mr. | N. Nicholls, | Assistant to Regional Accountant, Euston |
| Mr. | A.T. Salmon, | Assistant Public Relations & Publicity Officer, Euston |
| Mr. | E. Stanley, | Assistant C.& W. Engineer, Derby |
| Mr. | R. Varley, | Assistant to General Manager, Euston |
| Mr. | C. Lakin, | General Manager's Office, Euston (Secretary) |
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542 GENERAL MATTERS OF POLICY
1. Minutes of meeting of 10th October, 1957
Agreed.
2. Title of Committee
It was decided that having regard to the varied types of diesel units now in service, it would be appropriate for the title of the Committee to be altered from "Diesel Light Weight Trains Committee" to Diesel Trains Committee".
3. Programme of diesel train operation over the next five years
Allocation of 1,000 vehicles ordered for 1958 and 1959.
| Types | Total vehicles |
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| A.3. | B.2. | A.3. | B.1. | ||||
| (R.R.238 H.P.) | |||||||
| 1958 | 51 | 51 | 102 | ||||
| 1959 | 50 | 50 | 210 | 210 | 520 | ||
| For St.Pancras Scheme | ) | 180 | |||||
| 63'6" vehicles with | ) | ||||||
| R.R.238 H.P. Engines | ) | ||||||
| Total | 802 | vehicles | |||||
4. Proposed use of 238 H.P. Rolls Royce Engines
The Chairman said that a meeting had now been held with the Technical Officers of the B.T.C. at which Messrs. Harrison, Gould and Adkinson were also present and arising out of this a further meeting is to be held
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Diesel Lightweight
Trains Committee
Meeting 51
19th November 1957
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