Anthony Massau
Before joining the FR staff as a platelayer, Anthony Massau was the mainstay and organizer of Lancs. and Cheshire Group working parties. [1] He joined the FR staff in October 1964 and worked for the P.W. for more than three years. He published a brief humorous article about volunteer dress in the FR Magazine. [2]In October 1966 he left the PW department but returned as his Government training course had been unexpectedly postponed for several months and he came back for another spell of platelaying. [3] In summer 1967 it was reported that having returned to the PW Dept. pending a training course, he had decided to stay with the FR and was sharing his time between P.W. and Works departments and driving Prince. [4] 1969 he was a fitter at Boston Lodge and drove Prince in 1968 and took charge of Blanche in 1969. [5] With Bob Harris and Roger Goss and two volunteers (one of whom was Tom Baskcomb) he owned Britomart..[6] He left the staff in January 1971.[7]
In 2016 Tony is a trustee of the 82045 Locomotive Trust which is building from scratch a British Railways Standard Class 3 2-6-2 tank engine.
References[edit]
- ^ "Itroducing the Staff", Ffestiniog Railway Magazine, Issue 027, page(s): 009
- ^ "Volunteers, Right Dress!", Ffestiniog Railway Magazine, Issue 026, page(s): 014
- ^ "Staff News", Ffestiniog Railway Magazine, Issue 032, page(s): 7
- ^ "Staff News", Ffestiniog Railway Magazine, Issue 037, page(s): 6
- ^ "Introducing the Staff", Ffestiniog Railway Magazine, Issue 044, page(s): 8
- ^ "Tom Baskcomb", Ffestiniog Railway Magazine, Issue 088, page(s): 005
- ^ "Staff News", Ffestiniog Railway Magazine, Issue 052, page(s): 6