electrical & mechanical engineering; London Underground; trade unions; management training; major incidents; reorganisations; maintenance; school; Royal Air Force 1939-46; junior technical assistant, London Transport 1946; exchange with RATP; Paris 1952; general technical assistant to progress and planning engineers; London Transport; underground stock (post-1945); trade union; management training; Ashridge; electric traction engineer; suppliers; electrical equipment; mechanical parts; operating problems; reorganisation; deputy operations director; director mechanical engineering; Moorgate disaster; OBE; maintenance structure reorganisation; retirement 1985; review of work at London Underground; consultancy; Tunis; Washington; World Bank; Chicago; Colin Kray; Chicago; Manx electric railway; Docklands Light railway; London Transport International; Algiers Metro; Singapore; China; Washington Metro; Channel Tunnel 1985-1986; Alain Bertrand; Channel Tunnel locomotives; SNCF; Channel Tunnel evacuation procedures; Eurotunnel rolling stock; d.o.b. 1921-05-18; railway work 1921-1985. London; Moorgate. 3.1496 x 2.8346 x .315 in.