TRAMWAYS TRAFFIC MANAGER

Dominion, Volume 34, Issue 139, 8 March 1941, Page 10

TRAMWAYS TRAFFIC MANAGER

Mr. D. A. Tucker To Retire

Mr. Daniel A. Tucker, traffic manager for the Wellington City Corporation tramways, and one of the oldest employees in the service, Is to retire at the end of the month. Mr. Tucker, who has been connected with the tramways in Wellington for nearly 40 years, joined up soon after the Wellington City Corporation took over the horse-drawn trams from the late Mr. A. Hall. At first he was employed in the old horse stables at Adelaide Road. This was always a busy place, as it was there that the horses were changed after they had completed their shift. It was the duty of the stable hands to see that the horses were groomed and ready for the road, while those which had just come in from the tracks were properly attended. On the electrification of the service, Mr. Tucker was one of the first to undergo the necessary training, and from conductor he went through the ranks till he became an inspector, and finally traffic manager, in succession to Mr. D. McGillivray. Mr. Tucker will be succeeded as traffic manager by the present chief inspector, Mr. Alfred Dowding.