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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1974
APPOINTMENT OF MANAGING DIRECTOR (DESIGNATE) OF FUTURE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY CORPORATION
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THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY PROVISIONAL AUTHORITY HAS ANNOUNCED THE APPOINTMENT OF DR. TONY M. RIDLEY AS MANAGING DIRECTOR (DESIGNATE) OF THE FUTURE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY CORPORATION TO BE SET UP BY LEGISLATION TO CONSTRUCT, EQUIP AND RUN THE RAILWAY.
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DR. RIDLEY IS CURRENTLY DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE TYNE AND WEAR PASSENGER TRANSPORT EXECUTIVE WHICH OPERATES DUSES AND DIRECTS PUBLIC TRANSPORT, INCLUDING BOTH BUS AND RAIL SERVICES, IN THE AREA OF NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, ENGLAND. THIS EXECUTIVE IS ALSO PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTING FOR ITS AREA A MULTI-MILLION POUND RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEM, WHICH WILL INCLUDE AN UNDERGROUND SECTION.
BORN IN 1933, DR. RIDLEY WAS TRAINED AS A CIVIL ENGINEER AND HOLDS A DOCTORATE IN TRANSPORT ENGINEERING. HE HAS LONG EXPERIENCE IN BOTH ENGINEERING AND TRANSPORT ENTERPRISES.
BEFORE JOINING THE TYNE AND WEAR PASSENGER TRANSPORT EXECUTIVE IN 1969, HE HAD BEEN CHIEF RESEARCH OFFICER FOR FOUR YEARS WITH THE GREATER LONDON COUNCIL'S DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS AND TRANSPORTATION. HE WAS RESPONSIBLE, AMONG OTHER MATTERS, FOR STRATEGIC TRANSPORT PLANNING.
BETWEEN 1956 AND 1957, DR. RIDLEY WORKED AS A FOUNDATION ENGINEER IN THE UNITED STATES. THEN HE BECAME A CIVIL ENGINEER WORKING ON THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS IN ENGLAND UNTIL 1962.
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DR. RIDLEY IS AT PRESENT IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND IS LIKELY TO TAKE UP HIS APPOINTMENT EARLY IN 1975.
HE IS MARRIED WITH THREE CHILDREN. HIS HOBBIES INCLUDE A VARIETY OF SPORTS AND THE THEATRE.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
WE REGRET WE HAVE NO PHOTOGRAPHS OF DR. RIDLEY AT THE MOMENT.
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