Peter, Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill is the Chair of Network Rail Board and London Legacy Development Corporation and was commissioner of Transport for London from 2006 to 2015, where he led the successful operation of London’s transport for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
In 2020 Peter, Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill was tasked by the Prime Minister with carrying out the Union connectivity review, exploring ways in which transport can better connect all parts of the United Kingdom. The report was published in November 2021.
Peter, Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill provides support to government by providing advice on and scrutiny of the plans of rail, road, coach, maritime and aviation operators during phases of re-opening the economy throughout the pandemic. He is also the Chair of the Euston Partnership Board, which is supervising the redevelopment of Euston. Peter, Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill was knighted in the 2013 New Year’s Honours list, having been made CBE in 2006 for services to public transport.
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June 05: Big and beautiful: Can large entities lead innovation within public transport?
Rail reform as a catalyst for innovation
Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill, Chair of Network Rail, and former president of UITP, will set out the challenges facing the British railway industry and, using specific examples, will describe how ambitious plans for reform will support greater innovation. Like most European countries, Britain has pursued privatisation of the railway and the separation of track and train. Although this has had some positive effects and has coincided with a significant increase in the number of people using the railway, it has resulted in a disconnected system that is unable to plan for the longer term, which has little accountability, and which is incapable of dealing with the financial impact of Covid without support from government. Lord Hendy will describe how they are working with industry to deliver organisational change including the development of a sustainable guiding mind which puts the customer first and which encourages technological and organisational innovation.
