The
King¹s
first
birthday
honours
list


has
included
several
people
in
the
railway
industry.

The
executive
director
of
Transport
for
West
Midlands
Anne
Shaw
has
received
an
OBE,
in
recognition
of
the
key
part
she
played
in
planning transport
during
the
2022
Commonwealth
Games
in
Birmingham.

There
is
an
MBE
for
Southeastern’s
general
manager
for
the
operator’s
North
area,
Sonia
Maulson.
She
has
more
than
30
years
of
railway service,
which
includes
being
the
first
female
train
driver
at
Southeastern’s
Grove
Park
depot
in
Lewisham.
More
recently
she
has
helped
to manage
the
effects
of
the
Covid-19
pandemic
on
Southeastern,
and
also
made
an
‘enormous
contribution’
during
the
mourning
for
the
late
Queen


last
September.

Merseyrail’s
community
involvement
manager
Sally
Ralston
has
received
a
British
Empire
Medal
for
her
services
to
the
community.
She
was nominated
for
her
work
leading
the
community
engagement
programme
at
Merseyrail,
which
over
the
years
has
raised
nearly
to
£1
million
for
local charities
and
other
community
organisations.

Alison
Hanscomb
of
GWR,
who
was
station
manager
at
Slough
for
11
years
before
taking
on
a
new
post
last
month,
has
received
a
British
Empire Medal
for
meritorious
service.
In
2017
she
welcomed
Queen
Elizabeth
II
and
the
Duke
of
Edinburgh
to
Slough
when
GWR
recreated
Queen Victoria’s
historic
first
Royal
train
journey
to
London
Paddington
in
1842.
Alison
also
helped
oversee
the
plans
as
GWR
welcomed
thousands
of
people travelling
to
Windsor
for
Prince
Harry
and
Meghan
Markle’s
wedding
in
2018,
and
last
year
she
played
a
major
part
during
Queen Elizabeth’s
funeral.

Six
Transport
for
London
staff
have
also
been
included
in
the
King’s
list.
They
are
Monica
Cooney
(MBE),
Winsome
Hull
(BEM),
Howard
Smith
(OBE)
and
Christian
Van
der
Nest
(OBE),
as
well
as
former
employees
Gareth
Powell
(OBE)
and
Sharon
Young
(MBE).

Mayor
of
London
Sadiq
Khan
said:
‘In
a
year
where
the
eyes
of
the
world
have
once
more
been
on
London,
their
expertise
and
hard
work
have
helped
ensure
the
smooth
running
of
the
capital
for
Londoners
and
visitors
to
our
city.’