Aston, David

station master/goods agent; rationalisation assistant; station manager; environment officer; Transmark project; marketing services manager; operational research; accident prevention; passenger officer/manager; projects; advertising project member; graduate traffic apprentice; Blue Streak; speeds; staff numbers; railway operation, recruitment; wagon usage; route knowledge; Continuous Progress Control (CPC); Total Operations Processing System (TOPS); British Rail HQ; Beeching report; service withdrawals; Passenger Transport Authority (PTA); Passenger Transport Executive PTE); industrial relations; Accident Prevention Service; safety issues; 1968 Hixon disaster; high visibilty vest introduction; motive power depots; collision; 1974 Transport Act; Peter Parker; buildings; All purpose Ticket Issuing System (APTIS); fare reeductions; loyalty card; British Transport Advertising (BTA); Bob Reid; David Aston; John Nunneley (BTA chairman); marketing activity; advertising; privatisation; d.o.b. 1932-02-16, railway work: 1956-1987, Cumberland; Glossop; Derbyshire; Belmont; Cockermouth; Chinley junction; London St Pancras-Manchester; Marylebone; Liverpool; Stoke-on-Trent; Carnaevon; Crewe; Glasgow; Euston; Staffordshire; Birmingham-Walsall; Flint; Berkhampstead; Bedfordshire; Forth Bridge; British Rail; London Midland Region; English Electric; Transmark; World Bank; British Transport Advertising; National Bus company; Docks board; Waterways Board; London Transport; TUPE; recording made at home of interviewee