Power 50: The most influential people in the passenger transport sector

Who holds the power and influence? As the only monthly journal covering the entire passenger transport business, both bus and rail, and for more than a decade, New Transit is in a unique position to answer this.

Candidates were judged on two key criteria - the clout that they wield in their current position, and the cultural influence that they exert over their peers. Our ambition was to take a snapshot of the individuals who run or influence the UK passenger transport sector in 2011. See how the list compared at the beginning of 2010.

The New Transit Power 50 2011

1. Brian Souter

2. Tim O’Toole

3. Philip Hammond

4. Boris Johnson

5. Keith Ludeman

6. David Higgins

7. Peter Hendy

8. Dr Rüdiger Grube

9. Sir Roy McNulty

10. Lin Homer

11. David Martin 

12. Dean Finch

13. Anna Walker

14. Giles Fearnley

15. Mike Cooper

16. Guillaume Pépy

17. Norman Baker

18. David Brown

19. Mike Brown

20. Siim Kallas

21. Sir Richard Branson

22. Jorge Cosmen

23. Les Warneford

24. John Fingleton

25. Joël Lebreton

26. Geoff Inskip

27. Robin Gisby

28. Theresa Villiers

29. Anton Valk

30. Ian Morgan

31. Bob Crow 

32. Elaine Holt

33. Anthony Smith

34. Adrian Shooter

35. Jeroen Weimar

36. Tom Smith

37. Roger French

38. Andrew Cleaves

39. Nicolas Petrovic

40. Dave Kaye

41. Keith Brown

42. Kulveer Ranger

43. Len McCluskey

44. Maria Eagle

45. Michael Roberts

46. Philip Brown

47. Neil Scales

48. Louise Ellman

49. Catherine Mason

50. Stephen Joseph 

How does this compare with the past 2 years?

View the Transit Power 50 2010

View the Transit Power 50 2009

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