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FORMER presidents of the Freight Transport Association and the Bus and Coach Council are among 24 transport figures in the Queen's Birthday honours list published last weekend.
Sainsbury's distribution director, Len Payne, is made a Commander of the British Empire. He was ETA president from 1980 to 1982, and serves as Chartered Institute of Transport president from later this year.
He has a long track record in road transport, having held the Sainsbury's post since 1974. Before that, he was vice-chairman of the National Freight Corporation and he served British Road Services successively as finance director, assistant managing director, and managing director between 1964 and NFC's formation in 1969.
Mr Payne played a strong role in promoting the case for the heavier lorry last year, when the Government appeared to be losing interest in increasing the then 32.5 tonne maximum weight limit.
Greater Manchester Transport's director general, David . Graham, has also been made a CBE. He has held this post since 1976. Before that, he was GMT's director of finance from 1969, and was finance director with a brewery company.
Other honours were: Life Peer: Sir James Hanson, chairman of the Hanson Trust which was formed as a multinational concern from a Yorkshire haulage business.
Commander of the Bath: Susan Fogarty, one of only two Permanent Under-Secretaries at the Department of Transport. She works in the highways section, and until recently was responsible for new construction. Maj-Gen W. M. Allen, Royal Corps of Transport (retired).
CBE: Ray Harrocks, BL's group chief executive for car and light van manufacture. His sphere of influence takes in Mini, Metro and ital vans.
Order of the British Empire: W. T. Allen, managing director, Dover Harbour Board; Stan Andrew, commercial manager of the Motor Industry Research Association (MIRA); Eric Ellen, chief secretary at London Transport until he retired last year; J L. Mc-Quitty, chief trustee with the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum; and Michael Porter, superintending landscape architect with the DTp. Member of the British Empire: G. E. Bramley, managing director, Radial Remoulds (Corby); G. T. Davies and Miss E. L. Glendenning, executive officers of DTp; John Millard, Victoria Coach Station general manager (National Bus); Eddie Price, a well-known Cardiff haulier who has been in business for over 50 years; and Mai J. M. Bowles, Royal Corps of Transport.
British Empire Medal: H. G. Kerr, former depot manager with Ulsterbus; Arthur Ley, driver with South Wales Transport (services to the disabled); L. Mellis, driver with West Midlands PTE; Roy Walters, Northenden and Altrincham depot superintendent with Greater Manchester Transport; and Sgt G. W. S. Aitken, L/Cpl I. Kendrick, and Sgt J. R. Morgan, all Royal Corps of Transport.