Baron Cyril William Hurcomb (18 February 1883-7 August 1975) was a distinguished British civil servant. He was head of the Ministry of War Transport, and the first chairman of the British Transport Commission. February 18 is the 49th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1883 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... August 7 is the 219th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (220th in leap years), with 146 days remaining. ... 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... The British Transport Commission was created by Clement Attlees post-war Labour government as a part of its nationalisation programme, to oversee railways, canals and road freight transport in the UK. It was abolished by Harold Macmillans Conservative government under the Transport Act, 1962, with its railway responsibilities...

He was a keen ornithologist and conservationist, and played a key role in the 1954 Protection of Birds Act. He was also chairman of the RSPB council and president of the West Midland Bird Club from 1960 to 1975 (when he was succeded by his son-in-law, Tony Norris). Ornithology (from the Greek ornitha = chicken and logos = word/science) is the branch of biology concerned with the scientific study of birds. ... Conservation may refer to the following: Conservation ethic in relation to preserving ecosystems Conservationist Conservation movement Conservation law of physics Conservation of energy Conservation of mass Conservation in genetics This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) is Europes largest wildlife conservation charity. ... The West Midland Bird Club is the UKs largest regional ornithology society. ... 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... Cuthbert Antony (Tony) Norris (born Cradley, Worcestershire, 2 January 1917; died Worcester 25 February 2005) was a notable British ornithologist. ...

BR standard class 7 locomotive number 70001 was named Lord Hurcomb in his honour. British Railways standard class 7, otherwise known as the Britannia Class was a class of steam locomotive, one British Railways standard classes of the 1950s. ...