Council Appointments (as at 20/10/07)

Position	Holder
Accommodation Officer	Sue Whitehouse
Archives Officer	Don Newing
Area Group Liaison Officer	Chris Price
Assistant Area Group Liaison Officer	Tony Thorpe
Assistant Honorary Treasurer	Colin Roobottom
Carriage Foreman	John Burton
Computer Applications Officer	Amanda Randall
Computer Systems Administrator	Vacant
Computer Systems Officer	Bob Cambridge
COSHH Adviser	George Gardiner
Council Minutes Secretary	Philip Sayers
Custodians of Society Model Railway Layouts	Chris Russell & Steve Thorpe
Editor of Talyllyn News	Nicholas Newble
Editor of Trackside	Rob Boden
Education Advisers to the Talyllyn Railway and the Narrow Gauge Railway Museum Trust	Lis and Jon Mann
Films Officer	Ed Lund
Fund Raising Officer	Ian Lloyd-Owen
Gardener - in - Charge, Llechfan	Dale Coton
Health and Safety Co-ordinator	Tony Thorpe
Llechfan Hostel Warden	Sarah Freeman
Joint Membership Secretaries	Jane & Lawrence Garvey
Operating Assistant	John Smallwood
Outdoor Foreman	Keith Theobald
Personal Records Clerk	Jon Mann
Postmaster	David Broadbent
Press & Publicity Officers	Cherryl and Andy Statham
Safety Advisers	Alan Cooksey & Chris Holmes
Shop & Catering Liaison Officer	Barbara Fuller
Society Publicity Officer	Vacant
TR Tote Administrator	Noel Williams
TR Tote Promoter	Nigel Adams
“Talyllyn Navvies” Project Leader	Dale Coton
“Talyllyn Tracksiders” Project Leader	Ian Evans
Timetables Officer	Roger Whitehouse
Traffic Planning Assistant	Philip Sayers
Training Assistant	Matthew Wear
Webmaster	Tony Sharpe
Welcome Team Leader	Tony Edwards

Recommendations for Appointments made by the Board of the Talyllyn Railway Company

Position	Recommendations
Locomotive Inspectors	Phil Guest, Terry Gurd, Graham Thomas
Locomotive Running Foreman	Maurice Wilson
Signalling Inspectors	Nigel Adams, Malcolm Clarke, Ian Grayston (Chief Inspector), Alan Harrison, John Robinson, Andrew Young
Traffic Inspectors	Clive Brading, Jane Garvey, Lis Mann (Chief Inspector), Tony Thorpe, Kathy Whitehouse, Noel Williams

Representatives on Outside Organisations

Organisation	Representatives
Heritage Railways Association:	Don Newing, John Robinson
Tywyn Chamber of Tourism and Commerce:	John Smallwood
Narrow Gauge Railways of Wales Joint Marketing Panel:	David Leech
Neuadd Pendre Management Committee:	John Smallwood
Tywyn Partnership:	Nigel Adams
Tywyn & Aberdyfi Coast Protection Group:	Noel Williams
Victorian Events Committee:	Sue Whitehouse

Council Members

Peter Austin, Paul Cottrell, Walter Crowe, Jane Garvey, Phil Guest, Bill Heynes, Simon Jenkins, Gareth Jones (Chairman), Ian Lloyd-Owen, Jonathan Mann, Lis Mann (Vice Chairman), Chris Price, Philip Sayers, John Smallwood, Keith Theobald, Andrew Vick, Sue Whitehouse, Noel Williams.
Hon. Secretary John Robinson and Hon. Treasurer Garry Mumford.

Appointment of Directors

At its meeting on 20 October 2007 the Council of the Talyllyn Railway Preservation Society appointed Messrs. P P Austin, R G W Jones and C K Theobald as Directors of Talyllyn Holdings Ltd who, in accordance with custom, were also elected as Directors of the Talyllyn Railway Company, Mr P P Austin as Chairman of the Directors and Mr J A V Smallwood as a further Director of Talyllyn Holdings Ltd.

Dates of Council Meetings

2007: 8 December. 2008: 1 March, 31 May, 30 August, 25 October (provisional), 6 December. 2009: 7 March.

Trustees to the Narrow Gauge Railway Museum Trust

Ian Evans was elected for a term of five years to replace Micheal Howard who has resigned.

Council Committees and Working Groups

ALL COMMITTEES AND WORKING GROUPS (except Heritage, Llechfan & Strategic Planning Groups)

Ex-officio: Gareth Jones (Chairman of Council)
Larry Bridges (General Manager)
Nicholas Newble (Editor of Talyllyn News)

FINANCE & GENERAL PURPOSES

Council members: Peter Austin (S), Walter Crowe, Ian Lloyd-Owen, Garry Mumford, John Robinson, Keith Theobald.
Co-opted members: Nick Briggs, Richard Hope
Ex-officio: Jane & Lawrence Garvey
Chairman is Gareth Jones

ENGINEERING

Council members: Phil Guest, Ian Lloyd-Owen, Keith Theobald (C), Andrew Vick
Co-opted members: John Bate, John Burton, Richard Hope (S), Pete Mintoft, Chris Parrott, Rob Plumridge, John Scott, Julian Stow
Ex-officio: Dave Scotson
In attendance as required: Steve Thorpe

MARKETING STRATEGY GROUP

Council members: Jon Mann, Lis Mann (C), Gary Mumford, Chris Price
Co-opted member: Steve Martin
In attendance as required: John Smallwood
Secretary to be elected at next meeting

MARKETING IMPLEMENTATION GROUP

Council members: Jon Mann, Lis Mann (C), John Smallwood, Noel Williams
In attendance as required: Tony Edwards, Steve Martin, Sue Whitehouse
Secretary to be elected at next meeting

PRODUCT ENHANCEMENT GROUP

Council members: Lis Mann, Keith Theobald
Co-opted members: Keith Hayes, James Martin, Steve Martin, Colin Wroblewski
Chairman and Secretary to be elected at first meeting

TRAFFIC & OPERATING

Council members: Phil Guest, Simon Jenkins, John Robinson, John Smallwood
Elected (footplate) members: Paul Cottrell, Martin Fuller, Richard Garvey, Bill Heynes,
Elected (traffic) members: Walter Crowe, Lawrence Garvey, Sam Rowbotham, Matthew Wear
Ex-officio: Dave Scotson
In attendance as required: Roger Whitehouse, Maurice Wilson
Chairman and Secretary to be elected at meeting on 24 November 2007

SOCIETY & MEMBERSHIP

Council members: Jane Garvey, Bill Heynes, Chris Price (C), John Robinson
Co-opted members: Lawrence Garvey, Dave Scotson, Debbie Sharpe (S), Tony Thorpe
Plus Area Group and Young Members Group representatives.

STATIONS & LINESIDE

Council members: Jon Mann (C), Philip Sayers, John Smallwood (S), Sue Whitehouse, Noel Williams
Co-opted members: John Bate, Dale Coton, Don Newing
Ex-officio: Dave Scotson

LLECHFAN GROUP

Council member: Jane Garvey, Chris Price (C), Andrew Vick
Co-opted members: Matt Dawson, Kathryn Smith, Tony Thorpe
Ex-officio: Sarah Freeman

HERITAGE GROUP

Council representatives: Sue Whitehouse (convenor)
Co-opted members: David Mitchell, Don Newing

COACHING STOCK WORKING GROUP

Council members: Paul Cottrell (S), Phil Guest, Simon Jenkins (C), Ian Lloyd-Owen, Philip Sayers, John Smallwood Co-opted members: John Burton, Lawrence Garvey
Ex-officio: Dave Scotson

STRATEGIC PLANNING GROUP

Council members: Peter Austin, Gareth Jones, Garry Mumford (C), John Robinson
Co-opted members: Larry Bridges, David Mitchell

OBSERVERS TO YOUNG MEMBERS GROUP

Paul Cottrell, Bill Heynes.