) ▁and ▁British ▁Rail ways ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁public ▁relations ▁work ▁and ▁railway ▁maps ▁produced ▁for ▁his ▁employ ers , ▁and ▁also ▁a ▁writer ▁of ▁railway ▁literature , ▁in ▁particular ▁his ▁three - volume ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁Great ▁Central ▁Railway . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁George ▁Dow ▁joined ▁London ▁and ▁North ▁Eastern ▁Railway ▁( L NER ) ▁as ▁a ▁grade ▁five ▁cl erk ▁at ▁Kings ▁Cross ▁railway ▁station ▁in ▁London , ▁England . ▁He ▁held ▁many ▁offices ▁on ▁the ▁L NER ▁( part icular ly ▁as ▁Press ▁Rel ations ▁Officer ▁throughout ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War ) ▁and ▁British ▁Rail ways . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁perhaps ▁best ▁known ▁as ▁a ▁dra ug ht s man ▁for ▁his ▁diagram m atic ▁railway ▁maps ▁for ▁the ▁L NER ▁and ▁London , ▁Mid land ▁and ▁Scottish ▁Railway ▁and ▁as ▁an ▁insp iration ▁to ▁the ▁celebrated ▁designer ▁Harry ▁Beck ▁on ▁the ▁t ube ▁map . ▁Their ▁work ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁style ▁of ▁design ▁which ▁has ▁revolution ised ▁the ▁world ▁of ▁urban ▁rail ▁and ▁met ro ▁maps . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁British ▁Rail ways ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁Public ▁Rel ations ▁and ▁Public ity ▁Officer ▁for ▁the ▁Eastern ▁& ▁North ▁Eastern ▁Reg ions . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁he ▁took ▁the ▁same ▁post ▁at ▁the ▁larger ▁London ▁Mid land ▁Region . ▁He ▁rose ▁to ▁Div is ional ▁Manager , ▁B irmingham , ▁and ▁later ▁Sto ke - on - Tr ent , ▁and ▁retired ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8