John Welsby
British railway executive and administrator
About John Welsby
Lived 1938 – 2021 (aged 82–83). John Welsby was an English and British.
John Kay Welsby, CBE (26 May 1938 – 4 October 2021) was Chief Executive of the British Railways Board from 1990 until 1998; and its Chairman from 1995 to 1999.
Welsby was educated at Heywood Grammar School, the University of Exeter and the University of London. He was in the Government Economic Service from 1966 to 1981 when he joined the British Railways Board. He was appointed CBE in the 1990 Birthday Honours and made a Freeman of the City of London in 1992.
He died from cancer on 4 October 2021, at the age of 83.
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Who was John Welsby?
British railway executive and administrator (1938–2021)
When was John Welsby born?
John Welsby was born in 1938.
When did John Welsby die?
John Welsby died on 4 October 2021.
What nationality was John Welsby?
John Welsby was English and British.
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