Ralph Bennett

Ralph Featherstone Bennett
Personal details
Born(1923-12-03)December 3, 1923
Plymouth, Devon, U.K.
DiedNovember 10, 2015(2015-11-10) (aged 91)
Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
OccupationBritish Transport Administrator

Ralph Featherstone Bennett FIMechE, FCILT, FRSA (3 December 1923 – 10 November 2015) was a British transport administrator who was general manager of Manchester City Transport from 1965 to 1968 and chairman of the London Transport Executive from 1978 to 1980. Bennett introduced one-man operation to buses in Manchester and London and promoted London Underground's extension of the Piccadilly line to Heathrow Airport and the construction of the Jubilee line.