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Ian McDonald Campbell, CVO;〔https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/47234/supplement/7084/data.pdf (11 June 1977).〕 BSc; CEng; FICE; FCIT; (13 July 1922 – 1 April 1994) was a British civil engineer and chairman of the Scottish Board of British Railways. Campbell had a first class Bachelor of Science degree in engineering from University College London (UCL) and was made a Fellow in 1984.〔.〕 In January 1982 in an article entitled ''Parker's determined board'' Michael Baily of The Times described Campbell as: ''Mr Ian Campbell: aged 59, vice-chairman: career railwayman ; big, blustery, likeable and loyal ; possibly not as tough as he sounds.''〔The Times, Friday, 15 January 1982; pg. 2; Issue 61132; col E; ''Parker's determined board'' By Michael Baily, Transport Correspondent. 〕 ==Railway career== He was briefly with the London, Midland and Scottish Railway in 1942, then after university joined LNER as a draughtsman in 1947. Within British Rail he progressed to Assistant District Engineer, Sheffield, 1953–57; District Engineer, Kings Cross, 1957–63; Assistant Civil Engineer, Scottish Region, 1963–65; Chief Civil Engineer, Scottish Region, 1965–68; Assistant General Manager London Midland Region, 1968–70; General Manager, Eastern Region, 1970–73; (at some point before 1974 he was one of only two railway managers to spend a year in the US as part of an American post-war management education program);〔Ian Macdonald Campbell, B.Sc.(Eng.), and Norman John Nicholls, B.Sc. (Eng); ''RAILWAY CIVIL ENGINEERING IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA'', ICE Proceedings: Engineering Divisions, Volume 3, Issue 3, 1 June 1954, pages 273 – 300, E-ISSN: 0534-2767〕 Executive Director (systems & operations), British Rail, 1973–76; British Railways Board Member (engineering & research, chairman of BREL, chief executive (from 9 June 1978, taking over from David Bowick) & vice-chairman, (1 March 1980 – 9 January 1982), 1977–87 (appointed 10 January 1977 and 11 January 1983 – 10 January 1987); and Chairman of the Scottish Board, 1983–88. Somewhat extraordinarily he died on the same day, 1 April 1994, that BR's railway infrastructure became the responsibility of Railtrack. The bulk of Campbell's time at the top was spent under the chairmanship (1976–83) of Sir Peter Parker. In an interview recorded on 22 March 2002 Professor Alan Wickens, OBE, FREng, director of BR's research 1971-1984, described Campbell's style: ''... he was open-minded and though he was a civil engineer he, he did not … you know, he had no sort of loyalties to a particular kind of engineering or anything like that, he took a broad view, and he was concerned, I think - I’m sure - with the greater good, and he really furthered these projects (APT 〔The Times, Tuesday, December 8, 1981; ''A British Rail's new train tops 100 mph (later it limped home)''; page 24; Issue 61102〕 ), & MAG-LEV ] I’ve been talking about.''〔(Interview with Dr. Wickens ) 〕 Campbell (485885) was also a member of the British Army's Territorial & Army Volunteer Reserve's Engineer and Railway Staff Corps, an unpaid, volunteer unit that provides technical expertise to the armed forces. He was initially a Major, his promotion to Lieutenant Colonel was gazetted on 3 May 1970, to Colonel on 1 August 1974. and to be Colonel Commanding the Engineer and Railway Staff Corps on 21 July 1981. His ''supernumeracy to establishment'' was dated 30 April 1986. He was a member of the EEC's Economic and Social Committee, 1983–90, and a member of the Noise Advisory Council from 1976-?. Campbell was a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order and was elected the 117th president of the Institution of Civil Engineers for the November 1981-82 session,〔The Times, Wednesday, 4 November 1981; pg. 13; Issue 61073; col D (Business Briefing). 〕 having been their Vice-President, 1978–81.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ian McDonald Campbell」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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