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« on: December 30, 2020, 22:51:54 »

BBC» (British Broadcasting Corporation - home page) South Today?s Paul Clifton has just tweeted that Mark Hopwood has been awarded a CBE.

Congratulations Mark.
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« Reply #1 on: December 31, 2020, 00:17:23 »

BBC» (British Broadcasting Corporation - home page) South Today?s Paul Clifton has just tweeted that Mark Hopwood has been awarded a CBE.

Congratulations Mark.

From The London Gazette

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To be Ordinary Commanders of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
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Mark HOPWOOD, Managing Director, Great Western Railway. For services to Transport.

Congratulations, indeed, Mark.
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« Reply #2 on: December 31, 2020, 04:33:41 »

Nice to see another member of the Coffee Shop included in the Honours List.  Grin
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« Reply #3 on: December 31, 2020, 06:59:36 »

It is great to see someone in the rail industry recognised, congratulations Mark
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« Reply #4 on: December 31, 2020, 08:56:09 »

Well deserved, congratukations Mark
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« Reply #5 on: January 01, 2021, 23:47:19 »

Cancelled Buffet Equipment?   Roll Eyes Grin

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« Reply #6 on: January 02, 2021, 10:17:47 »

Cancelled Buffet Equipment?   Roll Eyes Grin

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Yeah ... here's where the letter come from.

ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE
To be Ordinary Commanders of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:

I appreciate that I asked people to fill in acronyms in another thread, then failed to do so in my post of congratulation; gives me another chance to congratulate Mark.
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« Reply #7 on: January 02, 2021, 20:17:40 »

Congratulations from me too, Mark. Hard-earned, for sure!
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« Reply #8 on: February 22, 2021, 19:51:08 »

Cancelled Buffet Equipment?   Roll Eyes Grin

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Cancelled Buffet Enjoyment perhaps.

Despite the badly downgraded catering, I still congratulate Mr Hopwood on this award.
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It has space for cycles, surfboards,luggage etc.
A 5 car DMU (Diesel Multiple Unit) is not a proper inter-city train. The 5+5 and 9 car DMUs are almost as bad.
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« Reply #9 on: May 31, 2021, 16:20:38 »

There is an interesting article on the career (so far) of Mark Hopwood in the latest Railway Magazine with part two to come next month.  Well worth a read.
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« Reply #10 on: July 10, 2021, 16:51:25 »

In addition to the Railway Magazine articles are the INTUITIVE INSIGHT podcasts run by Nina Lockwood.
Number 10 features Mark Hopwood and can be found at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbtgPhwcjZM
It lasts for 47 minutes.

There are a number of others  which feature railway people, such as Nigel Harris and Chris Green.

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« Reply #11 on: July 11, 2021, 16:21:33 »


There are a number of others in which railway people like Nigel Harris and Chris Green.



Remind me why they like them.
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