2024 National Rail Awards Shortlist 

 

 

Innovation of the Year

Amey - Discontinuous electrification of Core Valley Lines.

LNER - Automated deer detection system.

Network Rail - FELIX Automated Measurement Trolley.

Purple Transform - Enabling better human outcomes in rail and beyond with SiYtE.

Rail Electrification Alliance - Static Frequency Converters.

Siemens Mobility - Variable Rate Sanding.

Transreport - Passenger Assistance.

 

Infrastructure Achievement of the Year

AmcoGiffen/Systra/Network Rail - Ebbw Vale Earthworks Enhancement.

GRAHAM - Beaulieu Parkway Bridge Project.

Keltbray & Network Rail - LTS Mk 1 OLE Replacement.

Morgan Sindall Infrastructure - Parsons Tunnel Rockfall Shelter.

Siemens Mobility/Network Rail/GTR - Northern City Line ETCS Pathfinder Project.

Stadler Rail Service UK/Nexus/VolkerFitzpatrick  Gosforth Depot Construction.

 

Outstanding Teamwork Award

AmcoGiffen/QTS/Network Rail - Severn Estuary Earthworks Resilience Project.

AtkinsRéalis/Network Rail/Global Rail Construction - Feltham & Wokingham Area Resignalling Programme Team.

Carmichael UK & Elite Project Services - Unique solutions to leave a lasting legacy.

Network Rail/Balfour Beatty Rail/Crouch Waterfall - Nuneham Viaduct Emergency Works.

Network Rail & Transport for Wales - Cambrian Local Railway Partnership.

Southeastern & Network Rail Kent Route - Joint Alliance Executive Team.

Transmission Dynamics in partnership with Angel Trains, Network Rail and West Midlands Trains - PANDAS-V.

 

Freight & Logistics Achievement of the Year

Freightliner with Network Rail, Mendip Rail, Aggregate Industries and Heidelberg Materials - Mendip train plan recast.

GB Railfreight - Peterborough maintenance hub.

VTG Rail UK & Knorr-Bremse Rail Systems (UK)  Leading the way with the launch of the UK’s first digital iWagon.

 

Major Project of the Year

AtkinsRéalis - Feltham & Wokingham Area Re-Signalling Programme.

Craidd Alliance - Core Valley Lines - leaving a legacy for South Wales.

Network Rail - Hope Valley Upgrade.

Transport for London - Bank Station Capacity Upgrade.

 

Environmental Excellence

Chiltern Railways - Implementation of HVO fuel in Class 68s.

Govia Thameslink Railway & Energy Garden - UK rail’s first community-owned solar co-operative.

Liverpool City Region Combined Authority - Headbolt Lane.

Network Rail Infrastructure & Lankhorst Engineered Products - The Hedgehog Sleeper.

Network Rail & The Green Block.

Sicut Enterprises - Sicut Sleepers.

Torrent Trackside - On track for net zero with battery powered tools and equipment.

 

Safety Achievement of the Year

Learn Live - Rail Safe Friendly Programme.

Network Rail with Loccioni - FELIX Automated Measurement Trolley.

Network Rail - Balance Weight Detection.

Network Rail - TRUST Centre and Programme.

Network Rail Southern Region - Southern Safer, Faster Isolations.

TransPennine Express - Safer Hull Paragon Hub.

 

Fleet Achievement of the Year

Greater Anglia - Fleet Transformation.

Lumo & Hitachi Rail - Fleet Achievement.

One Big Circle & Angel Trains - AIVR Smart Fleet.

South Western Railway - Bournemouth Traincare Depot - Class 444 & 450 repaint programme.

 

Customer Service Excellence

East Midlands Railway - Skegness summer specials

Govia Thameslink Railway/Thomas Pocklington Trust/Sight Loss Councils -  Aira Explorer App.

Greater Anglia - We’re All Ears campaign.

Greater Anglia & Stadler -  Class 745/755 trains.

Luton Rising & Ethos Farm with service partners London Luton Airport, Bellrock and Doppelmayr - Luton Dart: The happiest station in the UK.

Southeastern - The Southeastern App.

South Western Railway - Dynamic Disruption Information Project.

 

Great Place to Work Award

British Transport Police Technology Department.

East Midlands Railway.

Govia Thameslink Railway.

Hull Trains.

LNER.

SLC Rail.

 

Outstanding Contribution to Society

Carmichael UK - Placing People First.

Chiltern Railways - Community Rail Projects.

Nottingham Trams for NET and The Pythian Club - NET’s proactive approach to tackling anti-social behaviour.

Network Rail - Built Environment Accessibility Panel (BEAP).

Porterbrook.

Siemens Mobility - Goole Rail Village.

SLC Rail.

TransPennine Express.

 

Small Station of the Year

Bures - Greater Anglia.

Chirk - Transport for Wales.

Inverness Airport - ScotRail.

Reading Green Park - Great Western Railway.

Wemyss Bay - ScotRail.

Workington - Northern.

 

Medium Station of the Year

Berwick upon Tweed - LNER.

Dumfries - ScotRail.

Margate - Southeastern.

Market Harborough - East Midlands Railway.

University, Birmingham - West Midlands Trains.

Windsor & Eton Riverside - South Western Railway.

 

Large Station of the Year

Cambridge - Greater Anglia.

Carlisle - Avanti West Coast.

Gatwick Airport - Govia Thameslink Railway.

Motherwell - ScotRail.

Norwich - Greater Anglia.

Stirling - ScotRail.

 

Major Station of the Year

Glasgow Central - Network Rail.

Glasgow Queen Street - ScotRail.

London Bridge - Network Rail.

London Kings Cross - Network Rail.

London St Pancras International - HS1.

York - LNER.

 

Passenger Operator of the Year

Arriva Rail London.

Greater Anglia.

Lumo.

Merseyrail.

MTR Elizabeth Line.

West Midlands Trains.

 

Outstanding Personal Contribution (Frontline)

Kev Adlam, GB Railfreight and Branch Line Society. 

Tracy Bannon, Great Western Railway.

Andrea Battelli, Southeastern.

Graham Blake, Northern.

Nicola Brice, Nottingham Trams.

Lisa Brown, Great Western Railway.

Don Coffey, TransPennine Express.

Gemma Gronous, Northern.

Stewart Hall & Darin Astbury (Brinnington Swap Shop), Northern.

Jason Hart, Siemens Mobility.

Andy Hill, RailAssessments.com

Muhammed Khan, Southeastern.

Michael Pace, Govia Thameslink Railway.

Mark Reed, TransPennine Express.

David Savage, Avanti West Coast/Community Rail Lancashire.

Grace-Anne Stephenson, Arriva Rail London.

Paul Wilkinson, Northern.

Eastleigh PWAY Team, Network Rail.

Revenue Protection Officers, Southeastern.

St Pancras International Station Team, Network Rail.

 

Outstanding Personal Contribution (Management)

Mark Eastwood, Heathrow Express.

Suresh Gorasia, MTR Elizabeth Line.

Wayne Harris, Govia Thameslink Railway.

Joe Healy, Govia Thameslink Railway.

Tina Kearns, Network Rail.

Ross Liddell, South Western Railway.

Ian Martin, Network Rail.

Jack Roberts & Wayne Norbury, Network Rail.

Martin Rodger, Northern.

Mark Sutton, Southeastern.

Andy Williamson, Northern.

 

Outstanding Personal Contribution (Senior Management)

To be announced on the night.