Sir William Valentine WoodKBE, worked for much of his life on the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS), rising to become its President. He was known for his ability with numbers.
William Wood; Willie Wood to his railway colleagues and Val to his family, attended Methodist College, Belfast before joining the Northern Counties Committee (NCC) as an accountant.[1] Here he expanded his interest to all matters relating to the railway. During World War I he worked for the government, and when the Ministry of Transport was created in 1919 he became its first director of finance. He later returned to railway work on the LMS, successor to the Midland Railway which had owned the NCC, where he became vice president (finance and services). When Josiah Stamp was killed in 1941, Wood was asked to take over as President, a post which he held until the nationalisation of the Railways in 1948. He then worked for five years with the British Transport Commission (BTC) whose Chairman, Sir Cyril Hurcombe, he had come to know during his time in the Ministry of Transport.[1]
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^ abJones, Kevin P. "Biographies of chairmen, managers & other senior railway officers". SteamIndex. Retrieved 23 March 2009.
william, valentine, wood, worked, much, life, london, midland, scottish, railway, rising, become, president, known, ability, with, numbers, born, 1883, february, 1883irelanddied26, august, 1959, 1959, aged, educationmethodist, college, belfastknown, forpreside. Sir William Valentine Wood KBE worked for much of his life on the London Midland and Scottish Railway LMS rising to become its President He was known for his ability with numbers William Valentine WoodBorn 1883 02 14 14 February 1883IrelandDied26 August 1959 1959 08 26 aged 76 EducationMethodist College BelfastKnown forPresident of the LMS 1941 1948Biography editWilliam Wood Willie Wood to his railway colleagues and Val to his family attended Methodist College Belfast before joining the Northern Counties Committee NCC as an accountant 1 Here he expanded his interest to all matters relating to the railway During World War I he worked for the government and when the Ministry of Transport was created in 1919 he became its first director of finance He later returned to railway work on the LMS successor to the Midland Railway which had owned the NCC where he became vice president finance and services When Josiah Stamp was killed in 1941 Wood was asked to take over as President a post which he held until the nationalisation of the Railways in 1948 He then worked for five years with the British Transport Commission BTC whose Chairman Sir Cyril Hurcombe he had come to know during his time in the Ministry of Transport 1 References edit a b Jones Kevin P Biographies of chairmen managers amp other senior railway officers SteamIndex Retrieved 23 March 2009 Business positionsPreceded bySir Josiah Stamp President of the London Midland and Scottish Railway1941 1948 Company nationalised and merged intoBritish Railways nbsp This biography related to rail transport is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Valentine Wood amp oldid 1171056309, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
