Railway Executive Committee (from 1939)

GPTKB entity

Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:parliamentary_committee
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:dissolved 1948
gptkbp:formed 1939
gptkbp:headquarters_location gptkb:London
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Railway Executive Committee (from 1939)
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:Sir_Ralph_Wedgwood
gptkb:Sir_William_Wood
Sir Cyril Hurcombe
gptkbp:notableEvent coordinated evacuation trains during World War II
coordinated with Ministry of Supply
coordinated with War Office
implemented blackout regulations for trains
managed railway response to air raids
organized military transport by rail
gptkbp:oversees gptkb:Great_Western_Railway
gptkb:London_Passenger_Transport_Board
gptkb:London_and_North_Eastern_Railway
gptkb:Southern_Railway
gptkb:London,_Midland_and_Scottish_Railway
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Ministry_of_Transport
gptkbp:predecessor Railway Executive Committee (1912)
gptkbp:purpose coordination of British railways during World War II
gptkbp:responsible_for wartime railway operations
gptkbp:successor gptkb:British_Transport_Commission
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:London_&_North_Eastern_Railway
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8