Belfast / Buses

Belfast / Buses

Re: Belfast / Buses

Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 23:08, 10th June 2026

Thanks for that reference / link, Mark.

Werner Heubeck, who has died aged 85, served in Hitler's Africa Korps during the second world war, but made his real mark in quite a different arena of conflict – by keeping the buses running in Northern Ireland at the height of the Troubles.

He was awarded an OBE and subsequently a CBE by the Queen.

A remarkable character - I recommend a read of that obituary.

Belfast / Buses

Posted by Mark A at 11:25, 10th June 2026

Given last nights events that among other harms, dragged in Belfast's public transport system, this article on one Werner Heubeck is worth a read: he headed up the city's bus services during the seventies.

Mark

https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2009/oct/25/werner-heubeck-obituary

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