Volume 11

Personal diary covering the period November 1960 to December 1960. Records Fred Rich's work as a Work Study Assistant within the Rolling Stock organisation at London Bridge and Selhurst. The volume documents Work Study investigations, meetings, reports and organisational analyses relating to staffing, repair-shop organisation, production methods and management practices, together with discussions concerning diesel traction, electric stock and engineering policy. It also contains accounts of footplate journeys, railway observation and continued contact with railwaymen and engineering colleagues, reflecting Rich's ongoing engagement with the operational railway. References to professional qualifications, technical meetings, administrative responsibilities and organisational disputes illustrate the increasingly managerial nature of his work and his growing dissatisfaction with aspects of railway management. Alongside engineering and organisational subjects, the diary contains reflections on professional standards, responsibility and the future direction of his career. The volume serves as the conclusion to the diary sequence, documenting Rich's growing concern with organisational effectiveness and professional integrity, while revealing increasing uncertainty about his future within British Railways.