Oxford Bus Group has named Tom Large as Engineering Director. Mr Large joins the growing Go-Ahead Group subsidiary from Stagecoach West, where he held the same position, and has also worked in senior engineering roles with Arriva.
He will be responsible for almost 500 vehicles across the Carousel Buses, City Sightseeing Oxford, Oxford Bus Company, Pulhams Coaches and Thames Travel fleets, with a growing number of battery-electric buses among those.
Mr Large brings 15 years’ experience in the bus industry. He is a mechanical engineering graduate from the University of Bath and will be based at Oxford Bus Company’s Cowley depot.
Speaking about the appointment, Oxford Bus Group Managing Director Luke Marion says: “Tom has a proven track record of delivering improvements and excellence to engineering and operational departments in public transport.
“We are pleased to welcome Tom to our senior leadership team during a time of considerable growth for the group. His leadership will be an invaluable asset to our existing senior management team and colleagues across the group. We wish Tom every success in his new role.”
Mr Large adds that integration of policies, procedures and working practices as the Oxford Bus Group expands will be a key part of his work, along with ensuring that its engineering capabilities grow in line with services.
“I am really pleased to join Oxford Bus Group during a period of significant growth both operationally and environmentally through our successful electric vehicle rollout,” he continues. It currently has over 100 of those with Oxford Bus Company, and more are to follow with Pulhams later this year.
“Oxford Bus Group is at the forefront of the localised rollout of electric-powered public transport vehicles. Through our commitment to sustainable travel, we will continue to shape our maintenance policies and procedures to ensure an environmentally friendly future for the public transport sector.”
