The King¹s first birthday honours list has included several people in the railway industry.

The executive director of Transport for West Midlands Anne Shaw has received an OBE, in recognition of the key part she played in planning transport during the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.

There is an MBE for Southeastern’s general manager for the operator’s North area, Sonia Maulson. She has more than 30 years of railway service, which includes being the first female train driver at Southeastern's Grove Park depot in Lewisham. More recently she has helped to manage the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on Southeastern, and also made an ‘enormous contribution’ during the mourning for the late Queen last September.

Merseyrail’s community involvement manager Sally Ralston has received a British Empire Medal for her services to the community. She was nominated for her work leading the community engagement programme at Merseyrail, which over the years has raised nearly to £1 million for local charities and other community organisations.

Alison Hanscomb of GWR, who was station manager at Slough for 11 years before taking on a new post last month, has received a British Empire Medal for meritorious service. In 2017 she welcomed Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh to Slough when GWR recreated Queen Victoria’s historic first Royal train journey to London Paddington in 1842. Alison also helped oversee the plans as GWR welcomed thousands of people travelling to Windsor for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding in 2018, and last year she played a major part during Queen Elizabeth’s funeral.

Six Transport for London staff have also been included in the King’s list. They are Monica Cooney (MBE), Winsome Hull (BEM), Howard Smith (OBE) and Christian Van der Nest (OBE), as well as former employees Gareth Powell (OBE) and Sharon Young (MBE).

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan said: ‘In a year where the eyes of the world have once more been on London, their expertise and hard work have helped ensure the smooth running of the capital for Londoners and visitors to our city.’