October 3rd 2014 - Appointment of new General Manager at the Bala Lake Railway
The Directors of the Bala Lake Railway Company interviewed the short-listed candidates for the post of General Manager in succession to Mr Roger Hine on September 6th 2014. They are delighted to announce that Mr David Jones, presently Manager of the Llanberis Lake Railway, has accepted the position with effect from December 2014.
David, a fluent Welsh-speaker, has a first class degree in Mechanical Engineering and had a distinguished career on Network Rail before moving to the Llanberis Lake Railway in 2005. His background in running a heritage railway, his experience in marketing a growing and profitable tourist attraction, his knowledge of health and safety issues, finance matters, human resources and grant applications will be invaluable skills as the BLR develops in the years to come.
The Directors would like to thank all of the potential candidates for their interest in the post. We are also particularly grateful to the Rev. Dr. Richard Buxton, formerly of the Human Resources Department at Manchester University and a sometime Director of the Ffestiniog Railway Company, for forming part of the interview panel.
Roger Hine’s fellow Directors also wish to express their grateful thanks to him and to Mrs Hine for their sterling work for the Bala Lake Railway over many years.
On behalf of the Board, 3rd October 2014.