James Edwin Williams, 1913-1916

(previously General Secretary of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants)

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James Henry (Jimmy) Thomas, 1916-1931

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Concemore Thomas (Charlie) Cramp, 1931-1933

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John Marchbank, 1933-1943

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John Benstead, 1943-1947

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Jim Figgins, 1947-1953

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Jim Campbell, 1953-1957

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Sidney F. Greene, 1957-1975

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Sidney Weighell, 1975-1983

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Jimmy Knapp, 1983-1990

(General Secretary of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) between 1990-2001)