Sir Andrew Haines is 61. Meanwhile Sir Andrew had taken on the now-disbanded Great British Railways Transition Team. In December 2023, Sir Andrew was among thousands of passengers stranded when overhead power lines were damaged in west London. That is why I believe so passionately in GBR.”Colleagues say Sir Andrew drives his staff hard but drives himself harder. Sir Andrew, who had been awarded an OBE in 2016, received his knighthood in the 2025 Honours List for services to transport.