NEWS FROM 100 YEARS AGO : 25 January 1924

25 JANUARY 1924

Correspondence between the railway managers and the Executive of the Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen failed to lead to a joint conference and it was stated that the strike must continue.

Government sources said that they were unhappy with the railway strike and were hoping that a compromise could be reached.

Harry Gosling was appointed as the Minister of Transport and Frank Hodges the Civil Lord of the Admiralty.