John Trayner, former Managing Director at Go-Ahead London, has been awarded an OBE for services to transport, skills and education in the New Year’s Honours list.
Mr Trayner, was at the helm of operations in the capital from 2006 to 2022 before taking up the post of Managing Director, Regulated Bus, for Go-Ahead from January-December 2023. He remains a senior advisor to the Go-Ahead Group.
He began his career in the industry as an apprentice engineer for London Transport.
Since then he has been a “champion of Londoners from diverse backgrounds and for training and development”, according to Go-Ahead. The operator says he set up the largest apprenticeship academy in the transport industry.
Mubarak Mahmed, Wellbeing and Engagement Coordinator at First North and West Yorkshire, was awarded a BEM for services to mental health.
Mr Mahmed, from Batley, West Yorkshire, worked with the human resources team to help set up a response network in response to issues emerging during the COVID-19 pandemic.
He was a finalist in the “Above and Beyond” category in the 2022 routeone awards.
Terence Donnelly, Director at Taxi and Bus Conversions in County Tyrone, was awarded an OBE for services to the motor industry.