Lord Peter Hendy

ChrisB

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Lord Peter Hendy

« on: October 14, 2022, 19:01:13 »

Just today announced as a new Crossbench peer.


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Re: Lord Peter Hendy

« Reply #1 on: October 15, 2022, 07:16:44 »

Quote from: ChrisB on October 14, 2022, 19:01:13

Just today announced as a new Crossbench peer.

Not bad for a bus driver (he is proud he still has is PSV)


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Re: Lord Peter Hendy

« Reply #2 on: October 15, 2022, 14:09:02 »

...and I see the former Mayor of London was involved in the recommendations having worked with Peter Hendy at TfL^» . As a former TfL employee myself I almost inevitably have a slightly jaundiced view of my onetime boss but he does seem to be generally well regarded in the public transport world and by politicians of various hues. He has a particular knack of making sure his political masters know the implications of their policies (reintroducing open platform buses springs particularly to mind) but then getting on with the job and making the best of it.


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Re: Lord Peter Hendy

« Reply #3 on: October 15, 2022, 16:18:51 »

He no doubt did a lot of good, but for most people his name will be forever linked with the disliked and fire prone bendy buses.
The much better liked new "routemasters" became known as "Boris buses" and not as anything to do with Peter Hendy, now Lord.


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It has space for cycles, surfboards,luggage etc.
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