Trevor Bailey
| Trevor Bailey | |
| FR Co. Director | 1954 - 1966 |
| FR Soc. Director | 10.02.1955-30.04.1966 |
| FR Trust | 1954–1991 |
Henry Trevor Selbourne (Trevor) Bailey was educated at Radley and Caius College, Cambridge, thus being part of the link between Cambridge University graduates and the FR which included Alan Pegler, John Routly, David Lindsay, Francis Wayne, Allan Garraway, Gerald Fox and Mike Schumann. He was involved with both Alan Pegler and Les Smith in organising two special trains on the Eastern Region of British Railways, the Centenaries Express in 1952 and the Plant Centenarian in 1953 and it was from Les Smith that he learned of the efforts to revive the FR.
It was at Trevor's suggestion that his brother-in-law John Routly became involved, a wise move because John and Nic Nicholson were able to unravel many of the legal problems regarding the railway, enabling Alan to purchase the controlling interest in the Festiniog Railway Company on 24th June 1954. Trevor was a director of Company from 1954 to 1966 and was also the Company's representative on the Society board and a Festiniog Railway Trust Trustee for the same period. He died on 16th September 1991.[1][2]
[edit] References
- ^ Ffestiniog Railway Magazine - Society House Magazine Issue No: 063 , page(s): 028 , Personal Portrait
- ^ Ffestiniog Railway Magazine - Society House Magazine Issue No: 135 , page(s): 086 , Obituary
