The Transport Technology Forum has hailed the transport professionals who featured in the New Year Honours list, saying the whole industry should take pride in individuals’ recognition.
Kerry Winstanley, Managing Director of LCRIG, which delivers the TTF, was responding to the awards, which included a CBE for former Chief Scientific Adviser to the DfT, Professor Sarah Sharples, and the TTF’s Connected Services Interest Group Chair Andy Graham, who got an MBE.
“I was delighted to see two such great supporters of the TTF honoured by the King for their outstanding contributions to the sector,” Ms Winstanley commented. “On top of that, we’ve seen people honoured for their services to transport and innovation, transport planning, public transport, traffic and parking management, environmental protection and diversity and inclusion in the sector. This shows the range of great work our industry does and reflects extremely well on everyone involved.”
Andy Graham MBE (pictured) said that the award was “very pleasing as it reflects nearly 40 years of working in transport technology, moving whacky ideas from whiteboard to ‘what would we do without this?’”, while writing on LinkedIn, Professor Sharples CBE commented: “I feel a bit guilty that I get credit for work that is always a team effort, especially in the world of equality, diversity and inclusion where I’ve had help from so many people along the way, and we aren’t close to being done yet.”
Other recipients in the sector include:
CB:
Nicholas Joyce, Director General, Corporate Delivery Group, Department for Transport. For services to Transport.
Joanna Shanmugalingam, lately Second Permanent Secretary, Department for Transport. For services to Transport and Innovation.
CBE:
Vernon Everitt, Transport Commissioner, Transport for Greater Manchester. For services to Transport.
Ian King, lately Chief Executive Officer, BAE Systems and Lead Non-Executive Director, Department for Transport. For services to the Transport and Defence Sectors.
Rupesh Mehta, lately Director, Planning, Department for Transport. For services to Transport Planning.
OBE:
Jane Cole, Managing Director, Blackpool Transport Services Ltd. For services to Public Transport and to the community in Blackpool.
Jo Field, Chair, Women in Transport. For services to Diversity and Inclusion in Transport.
Richard Turfitt, Traffic Commissioner, East of England and lately Senior Traffic Commissioner. For services to Road Safety and Justice.
MBE:
David Astill, Managing Director, Nottingham City Transport. For services to Public Transport.
Michael McDonnell, Director, Road Safety Scotland. For services to Road Safety in Scotland.
Mike Redfern-Jones, Group Secretary, North Wales Group of Advanced Motorists. For services to Road Safety.
Kelvin Reynolds, Chief Technical Services Officer and Company Secretary, British Parking Association. For services to Traffic and Parking Management.
Donald Starritt, Head, Road Safety Policy, Department for Infrastructure, Northern Ireland Civil Service. For services to Road Safety and to Environmental Protection.
BEM:
Joan Barfield. For road safety services to the community in Colchester, Essex.
Marion Dudgeon. Newcastle Station Support Officer, British Transport Police. For services to Transport Policing.
Adrian St Clair Emery. Transport Volunteer, Royal Voluntary Service. For Voluntary Service.
Jonathan Tear, Head of Public Body Reviews, Department for Transport. For services to Diversity and Inclusion, and to Charity.
Jennifer Turner. School Crossing Patrol. For services to Road Safety.
(Picture – Andy Graham)
