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Railway Executive Committee (from 1939)
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/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
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