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People
This is a preliminary page which will eventually contain details of many of the staff and people involved with the WC&P Railway.
The information below is mostly gleaned from the books listed on the Books page.
Items marked * are listed in Colin Maggs’ book as staff in 1925.
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John Francis Ranald Daniel - Secretary of WCPT and Managing Director of the WCPLR until 1911 before Col Stephens. Born 1829. Died 1918.
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Col H F Stephens - see History. See also Col Stephens’ Museum information.
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W H Austen - see History
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George S Newton - General Manager from 1903 to 1911
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Spencer Gore-Browne - Chairman of WCPLR 1907
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The following staff are listed in surname order:
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S Badman - Permanent Way staff *
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Edward Baker - Fireman
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Arthur Barnes - Driver *
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Frank Beere - Portishead station master (in 1912 photo) *
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Tom Bennett - Driver
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J Brooks - Permanent Way staff *
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E C (Dan) Carey - Guard - started in 1923 and left 1927 then joined GWR * - son is Howard Carey
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Charles Coles - Driver until the General Strike in 1926 - see also Memories *
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J Cooper - Permanent Way staff *
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Bill Cullen - Conductor (in 1911 photo)
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E Day - Crossing Keeper, Clevedon *
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F Denmead - Permanent Way *
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J Diamond - Permanent Way staff *
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James Elford - Fireman
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Edward Evans - Driver
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Horace Ford - Guard
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Tom Gatford - Driver until closure. Drove last train.
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G Gooding - Permanent Way staff Worle *
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Arthur J Grundy - Manager of Clevedon headquarters *
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Gordon Grundy - Station Agent Clevedon *
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Sidney Grundy - Station Agent Clevedon *
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George Hancock - Fireman then Driver (in 1897 and 1905 photo)
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A Halliday - Driver *
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Tom Hedger - Fireman * later Driver
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Alf Hill - Chief Fitter
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Alf Hill - Fitter (son of Alf Hill)
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Fred Hill - Fitter (son of Alf Hill)
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Arthur Jenkins - Railcar Conductor *
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John (Jack) R Jones - Driver at opening of railway (ex GWR)
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John Maize - Driver
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George Morgan - Driver of the railcar
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Stan Plumley - Day cleaner (later Fireman and Driver ?) *
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William Preston - Fireman (in 1898 photo) , later Driver
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Florence Radford - Station Mistress at Worle *
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A Ralph - Carpenter *
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F Read - Night Cleaner *
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Jack H Riddick - Guard for about 20 years. Joined railway in 1914 *
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J Robbins - Permanent Way Portishead *
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Albert Sharpe - Fireman * later Driver
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O Simonds - Permanent Way *
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Joseph Sperring - Crossing Keeper, Worle
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William C Stone - Guard
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R Surtees - Station Master, Weston Super Mare *
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A Taylor - Permanent Way *
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F Thomas - Permanent Way staff *
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Charles Toomey - Porter, Clevedon *
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J Vowles - Permanent Way Staff *
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Vic Ware - Station Agent at Portishead. Nephew of Frank Beere
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F Warren - Porter, Portishead *
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William Whitting - Driver
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Edward R Wintour - Traffic Manager and Loco Superintendent 1897 to 1903
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Bert Woodland - Fitter’s Mate * later Driver
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More details to come ... if you have any knowledge of any staff please let us know. contact ...
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