Appointed to the House of Lords in 1999, Lord Faulkner of Worcester was appointed a Lord in Waiting in the Whips' Office in June 2009. His responsibilities covered transport issues, Wales and climate change.
Following the General Election he has relinquished the post of Lord in Waiting, and has been appointed to the panel of members of the House of Lords who act as Deputy Chairmen of Committees
Pictured with Railway Magazine editor Nick Pigott as we pose with the special Great Western Railway headboard before attaching it to Bradley Manor to formally launch the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway celebration of the 175th Anniversary of GWR.
