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Sat 10 Oct 2009Colourful German who ran Ulsterbus
Werner Heubeck: born 24th October, 1923; died October 19th, 2009:THE DEATH has taken place of Werner Heubeck, the former head of Northern Ireland's public transport company, Ulsterbus, and its Belfast counterpart, Citybus.
The German-born businessman lead the companies for 27 years through the worst of the Troubles, earning himself a reputation for doggedness, defiance and almost foolish levels of personal bravery.
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