List of chief executives of New Zealand Railways
List of chief executives of New Zealand Railways
New Zealand Government Railways
[edit]Titled General Manager unless otherwise specified.[1]
| No. | Name | Term of office | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J. P. Maxwell | 1880 | 1889 |
| 2 | James McKerrow[nb 1] | 1889 | 1894 |
| 3 | Thomas Ronayne | 1895 | 1913 |
| 4 | E. H. Hiley | 1913 | 1919 |
| 5 | Richard McVilly | 1919 | 1924 |
| 6 | F. J. Jones[nb 2] | 1924 | 1928 |
| 7 | H. H. Sterling | 1928 | 1931 |
| 8 | Col. J. J. Essen[nb 3] | 1931 | |
| (7) | H. H. Sterling[nb 4] | 1931 | 1936 |
| 9 | P. G. Rousssel | 1931 | 1932 |
| 10 | G. H. Mackley | 1933 | 1940 |
| 11 | Eugene Casey | 1940 | 1944 |
| 12 | J. Sawyers | 1944 | 1948 |
| 13 | Frank Aickin | 1948 | 1951 |
| 13 | Horace Lusty | 1951 | 1955 |
| 14 | Wilfred Evelyn Hodges[nb 5] | 1955 | 1957 |
| 15 | Alan Gandell | 1955 | 1966 |
| 16 | Ivan Thomas | 1966 | 1972 |
| 17 | T M Small | 1972 | 1976 |
| 19 | Trevor Hayward | 1976 | 1981 |
Table footnotes:
New Zealand Railways Corporation
[edit]The New Zealand Railways Corporation replaced the New Zealand Railways Department in 1982.
Titled "Chief Executive"[2]
| No. | Name | Term of office | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trevor Hayward | 1982 | 1983 |
| 2 | Gordon Purdy | 1983 | 1987 |
| 3 | Kevin Hyde | 1987 | 1990[2] |
New Zealand Rail Limited
[edit]Titled Managing Director:[3] New Zealand Rail was renamed Tranz Rail in 1995.
| No. | Name | Term of office | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francis Small | 1990 | 2000 |
References
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ^ Leitch & Stott 1988, p. 171.
- ^ a b "From the Executive Chairman". Rail Express: 2. July–August 1990.
- ^ "From the Managing Director". Rail Express: 2. September–October 1990.
Bibliography
[edit]- Leitch, David; Stott, Bob (1988). New Zealand Railways: The First 125 years. Auckland: Heinemann Reed. p. 171. ISBN 0-7900-0000-8.