Sir Moir Lockhead OBE

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(born 25 April 1945 in

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) is an English businessman. He was Chief Executive and Deputy Chairman of UK transport group

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) at 15 to become apprentice mechanic in a bus garage in

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, before working for a short period as a management trainee with

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. In 1979, he was appointed Chief Engineer of Glasgow City Transport. He joined

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in 1985 as General Manager, and went on to lead the successful employee buy-out as

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. He was made an

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(OBE) in 1996 for services to the bus industry. He is a past President of the

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. He was

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in the

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. In 2009, the

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awarded him a Doctorate ''honoris causa'' (DHC). In 2010, he was awarded the

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Silver Thistle Award for outstanding services to the tourism industry in Scotland. In 2011, he was appointed Chairman of the

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. In 2014, he was re-appointed for a second three-year term. In 2014, he was appointed Chairman of the

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. In January 2011,

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powercar 43160 was named ''Sir Moir Lockhead'' as was

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diesel multiple unit 170401 in March 2011.Two ScotRail 170s named ''

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'' issue 113 May 2011 page 67

Personal life

Lockhead is married with four children and lives on his family's cattle farm near

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where he breeds Highland cattle.

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