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Sir Harold Winthrop Clapp KBE (7 May 1875 – 21 October 1952) was a transport administrator who over the course of thirty years had a profound effect on Australia's railway network. In two decades as its Chairman of Commissioners, he revolutionised Victorian Railways, with unprecedented attention to customer service and innovations such as more powerful locomotives, air-conditioned carriages, and faster services culminating in the introduction of the flagship Spirit of Progress express train. Seconded to the Federal Government in World War II, he played a pivotal role in the manufacture of fighter aircraft in the defence of Australia. As Director-General of Australia's Land Transport Board, he presented a report on railway gauge standardisation that ultimately led to the eventual linking of

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  • هارولد وينثروب كلاب (ar)
  • Harold Winthrop Clapp (en)
  • 아놀드 윈스럽 클라프 (ko)
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  • هارولد وينثروب كلاب (بالإنجليزية: Harold Winthrop Clapp)‏ هو موظف مدني أسترالي، ولد في 7 مايو 1875 في St Kilda ‏ في أستراليا، وتوفي في 21 أكتوبر 1952 في East Melbourne ‏ في أستراليا. (ar)
  • 아놀드 윈스럽 클라프(Harold Winthrop Clapp, 1875년 5월 7일 ~ 1952년 10월 21일)는 오스트레일리아의 철도망에 30년 이상 방대한 영향을 준 교통 관리자였다. 철도위원회 의장으로서 약 20년 경력이 있으며 고객 서비스의 집중, 더 강력한 기관차, 공기 조화 처리를 받는 객차, 더 빠른 서비스 등과 함께 (Victorian Railways)에 큰 혁신을 일으켰다. (ko)
  • Sir Harold Winthrop Clapp KBE (7 May 1875 – 21 October 1952) was a transport administrator who over the course of thirty years had a profound effect on Australia's railway network. In two decades as its Chairman of Commissioners, he revolutionised Victorian Railways, with unprecedented attention to customer service and innovations such as more powerful locomotives, air-conditioned carriages, and faster services culminating in the introduction of the flagship Spirit of Progress express train. Seconded to the Federal Government in World War II, he played a pivotal role in the manufacture of fighter aircraft in the defence of Australia. As Director-General of Australia's Land Transport Board, he presented a report on railway gauge standardisation that ultimately led to the eventual linking of (en)
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  • Sir Harold Winthrop Clapp (en)
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  • Sir Harold Winthrop Clapp (en)
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  • East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (en)
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  • St Kilda, Victoria, Australia (en)
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