Peter Hendy

Sir Peter Gerard Hendy, CBE (born 19 March 1953) is the current chairman of Network Rail and was formerly the Commissioner of Transport for London.

This article is about the British public transport executive. For the Australian politician, see Peter Hendy (politician).

Sir Peter Hendy

CBE
Peter Hendy in December 2010
Born (1953-03-19) 19 March 1953
NationalityBritish
OccupationChairman, Network Rail
Years active1975 – present
EmployerLondon Transport: (1975–1994)
CentreWest: (1994-1997)
FirstGroup: (1997–2001)
Transport for London: (2001–2015)
Network Rail: (2015–)

Education

Hendy was educated at Latymer Upper School and the University of Leeds, where he graduated in Economics and Geography in 1975.[1]

Career
Transport for London's Commissioner, Peter Hendy and Revd James Westcott of St Chad's Church

London Transport

Hendy started his career in the public transport industry in 1975 as a London Transport graduate trainee. He moved up the career ladder, eventually taking on the role of managing director of CentreWest London Buses Ltd, managing it under London Transport ownership.

First Bus

He led the company through a management buyout with staff involvement, and subsequent expansion. After the takeover of CentreWest by FirstGroup, Hendy became Deputy Director UK Bus for FirstGroup, responsible for bus operations in London and southern England, bus development, light rail and operations in Hong Kong.[2]

Transport for London

In 2001, he was appointed to the position of managing director of Surface Transport for Transport for London (TfL), under Ken Livingstone's mayoralty of London. On 1 February 2006, he took up the position of Commissioner of Transport for London.[2] He continued in post after the election of Boris Johnson as Mayor of London in 2008.

Network Rail

In July 2015 he was appointed chair of Network Rail by the then Secretary of State for Transport, Patrick McLoughlin.

London Legacy Development Corporation

In July 2017 he was appointed chair of the London Legacy Development Corporation, by the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan, which is developing the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.

Science Museum Group

In July 2019 he was appointed by the then Prime Minister Theresa May as a trustee of the Science Museum Group which incorporates the National Railway Museum in York.

London Transport Museum

Hendy is also an independent trustee of the London Transport Museum.

Honours
Insignia of Knight Bachelor

Hendy was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2006 New Year Honours for his work in keeping public transport in London running during the 7 July 2005 London bombings. Following the successful operation of transport during the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games he was knighted for services to transport and the community in the 2013 New Year Honours.[3][4] Hendy was given an Award of Doctor of Science honoris causa by City University London in 2010, an honorary Doctor of Engineering by the University of Bath in 2014, an honorary Doctor of Laws by the University of Leeds in 2015 and an honorary Doctor of Letters by Queen Mary University London in 2018.

Personal life
Sir Peter Hendy's RM1005 on Route 188, at Canada Water.

Hendy is the younger son of Jack Hendy and the Honourable Mary Best, youngest daughter of Philip George Best, 6th Baron Wynford.[5] He is married to Sue Pendle, a human resources consultant; the couple have two children. His brother is John Hendy QC.

Hendy owns two roadworthy London AEC Routemaster buses. He is organiser of the 23A scheduled bus service which runs once a year to the isolated and abandoned Wiltshire village of Imber which is surrounded by military firing ranges on Salisbury Plain and is normally closed to the public. In 2019 28 double-decker buses operated the route at 15-minute intervals from the westernmost London bus stop sign at Warminster station.[6] He and Leon Daniels OBE also own a 1949 Leyland Titan, RTW 467, London Transport.

References
  1. "Peter Hendy addresses Leeds Business School Alumni". Leeds University Business School. 9 June 2011. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
  2. Milmo, Dan (6 July 2007). "Former conductor keeps London's wheels turning". The Guardian.
  3. "Knights Bachelor" (PDF). Cabinet Office. 29 December 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  4. "No. 60367". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 December 2012. p. 1.
  5. www.burkespeerage.com
  6. "Buses will go to deserted Imber". The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
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