John Elliot (railway manager)

Sir John Elliot (6 May 1898 – 18 September 1988) was a British transport and railway manager. Born John Elliot Blumenfeld, he was the son of the Daily Mail news editor R. D. Blumenfeld (who later became managing editor of the Daily Express.) He changed his name to John Elliot in March 1923.^[1]

John Elliot (railway Manager) Media

Southern Railway poster produced under Elliot's direction

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Business positions
Preceded by Eustace Missenden as General Manager	Acting General Manager, Southern Railway 1947	Company nationalised
Preceded by Eustace Missenden	Chairman, Railway Executive 1951–1953	Railway Executive abolished
Preceded by Lord Latham	Chairman, London Transport Executive 1953–1959	Succeeded by Sir Alexander Valentine
Military offices
Preceded by Col. V. A. M. Robertson	Officer Commanding, Engineer and Railway Staff Corps January 1956 – May 1963	Succeeded by Col. Alexander Valentine

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Persondata
Name	Elliot, John
Alternative names	Blumenfeld, John Elliot (birth name)
Short description	Railway manager
Date of birth	6 May 1898
Place of birth	London
Date of death	18 September 1988
Place of death	London