{"id":2558,"date":"2022-09-01T10:56:40","date_gmt":"2022-09-01T09:56:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/slcrail.com\/?p=2558"},"modified":"2022-09-01T10:56:40","modified_gmt":"2022-09-01T09:56:40","slug":"2558-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/slcrail.com\/2558-2\/","title":{"rendered":"SLC chairman honoured with statue at London Marylebone station"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The achievements of our incredible chairman, Adrian Shooter CBE, were recognised on Tuesday, 30 August at a ceremony at London Marylebone station.<\/p>\n<p>To mark his huge contribution to the railway, a nine-foot bronze statue and plinth was unveiled, along with the naming of Turbostar No 168001 \u2018Adrian Shooter CBE.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2559\" src=\"https:\/\/slcrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AS-SLC-Team_MYB_310822B-300x170.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/slcrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AS-SLC-Team_MYB_310822B-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/slcrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AS-SLC-Team_MYB_310822B-1024x582.png 1024w, https:\/\/slcrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AS-SLC-Team_MYB_310822B-768x436.png 768w, https:\/\/slcrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AS-SLC-Team_MYB_310822B-1536x873.png 1536w, https:\/\/slcrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AS-SLC-Team_MYB_310822B.png 1991w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A career-long railwayman, he is responsible for the success of the Chiltern Railways\u00a0franchise and doubling passenger numbers through investment in the ambitious development of train services and infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>Adrian has not only been a huge influence and inspiration to our business, but also to many of us personally.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s fantastic to see him honoured at the station he transformed but also on his favourite train (Class 168\/0 Turbostar No. 168001), which was the first train ordered by any private sector railway operator following privatisation.    \t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The achievements of our incredible chairman, Adrian Shooter CBE, were recognised on Tuesday, 30 August at a ceremony at London Marylebone station. 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