people
tWo neea staff retire
after 50 Years of serviCe
‘Irving’s dedication
loves the railway and is very
supportive of his colleagues.
to the railway is
Customers and colleagues alike
remarkable. He has had
will miss him when he retires. I
a career of incredible
would like to thank him for his
commitment to his job.’
longevity and diversity’ Silverwood will be retiring to a
bungalow, close to the Norwich
mainline, so he will be able to
that his heart lay in being a keep an eye on which trains are
passenger conductor – the running to time.
position he remained in until Meanwhile, Tony Payton, a
his retirement. member of the ticket office staff
During his impressive career, at Ely station run by National
he worked on both the Flying Express East Anglia, is retiring
irving silverwood with his wife and
Scotsman and Deltic. after over 50 years of service to
colleagues at ipswich station.
Conductor manager John the railway.
Bellchamer said: ‘Irving’s His rail career began in
Conductor Irving Silverwood Suffolk, where he was a dedication to the railway is August 1959 at Littleport,
has retired in his 50th year of crossing’s boy. He later became remarkable. He has had a career quickly followed by a move to
service. a messenger boy in the Ipswich of incredible longevity and the Parcels Office at Ely. In 1962
Silverwood’s career began Top Yard freight depot, going diversity. He is a real character, he started in the ticket office at
in January 1960 at Lime Kiln on to be station supervisor at with incredible enthusiasm Ely station where he remained
Quay crossing, in Woodbridge, Ipswich station, before deciding for his work, who genuinely for the rest of his career.
NEEA Ely area manager Alan
people round-up
Neville said: ‘Tony’s loyalty to
the railway is inspiring. He is a
noaKes Joins optimum staCpoole moves on director of its rail and project services. real character and a much-loved
optimum Consultancy, a project and Media relations manager hassard The civil engineer joins the company member of the Ely station team,
business management specialist, has stacpoole is to leave atoc at the end from The erith Group, where he was who will be sorely missed.’
appointed mike noakes, 56, as a senior of the year. stacpoole, who was in associate director and head of business In a special presentation at
consultant. the post for four and a half years, was development. Kuzemko, 43, said: ‘I look Ely station, Payton was given
The chartered civil engineer has previously a transport journalist. His forward to leading the team.’ a vintage photograph of Ely
worked in a number departure comes just months after that station, signed by the station
of senior positions of his colleague, edward Funnell. ClarK Wins lifetime team and a vintage ticket
in Baa over the aChievement aWard machine. A plaque celebrating
last 20 years, three neW Board memBers estelle Clark, his service to the railway is also
including taking Join Co-operative Lloyd’s Register’s to be put up at Ely station.
responsibility for Go! Co-operative, which aims to group business
policy and delivery become the UK’s first co-operatively- assurance director,
of major owned Toc, has appointed three was awarded the
rail access new board members to take the Coutts Lifetime
schemes organisation forward to operational achievement award at the Women in
to all the stage. Chief executive Keith vingoe, the City awards, held in London at the
group’s director of operations Chris phillimore end of november.
airports. and director of safety Chris thompson Clark, 57, has worked in four
are the three new arrivals. different industries: IT, heavy
mechanical engineering, financial
KuzemKo Joins maY GurneY services, safety and risk management.
May Gurney has appointed matt she said: ‘I am very honoured to have
Kuzemko as business development received this award.’ tony payton on his last day at ely
mike noakes
station in Cambridgeshire.
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