Eye congratulates the following:
Knights Bachelor
Tony Hawkhead, chief executive, Groundwork, the environmental charities group
David Higgins, ex-chief executive of the Olympics Delivery Authority, now chief executive of Network Rail
Brian Souter, chief executive, Stagecoach, the transport group
Commander CBE
Terry Hill, chairman of Arup Group Trusts, for services to engineering
Paul Jowitt, president, Institution of Civil Engineers
John McDonough, chief executive, Carillion, the construction and support services group
Peter Rogers, chief executive, Babcock International, the engineering group.
Officer OBE
David Lockwood, MD, Thales, the electronics group
Eye understands that there is no truth to the rumour that Sir Brian earned his gong for services to the carrier bag industry.
UPDATE: This from Globetrotter...
One more for your Railway Gongs:
Congratulations to Dave Newell, of Aslef's Marylebone branch, who received an MBE for promoting rail safety in schools.
The Fact Compiler apologises to Dave for omitting him, and the important work he does, from the original list.
