Minutes 630 - 640
DIESEL TRAINS COMMITTEE
Minutes of 60th Meeting held on Tuesday, December 9th, 1958
PRESENT :-
| Mr. | T.Fiske, | Assistant to General Manager (Modernisation), Euston (Chair) |
| " | E.H.Baker, | Motive Power Officer, Euston |
| " | A.N.Butland, | Assistant Civil Engineer, Euston |
| " | J.J.Finlayson, | Assistant M.& E.Engineer, Derby |
| " | S.H.Gould, | Operating Officer, Euston |
| " | N.Nicholls, | Assistant to Regional Accountant, Euston |
| " | A.T.Salmon, | Assistant P.R.& P.O., Euston |
| " | E.Stanley, | Assistant C.& W.Engineer, Derby |
| " | 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 November 5th, 1958
Agreed.
630. 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 | 16 | 2-car | 32 | ||
| 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 | 30 | 4-car | 120 | ||
| Not yet allocated | 58 | 2-car | 116 | ||
| 607 | |||||
| Surplus from schemes in operation and to be re- allocated | 4 14 |
3-car 2-car |
12 28 |
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On this basis there would be, at the end of 1958, a total of 72 vehicles not allocated, which emphasised the urgency of further schemes being submitted.
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