2024 Shortlist
We are delighted to announce the shortlist for the 26th Rail Business Awards!
Congratulations to all our finalists!
A huge thank you to all those who have submitted entries this year and to our fantastic judging panel.
The winners will be revealed on Thursday 22nd February 2024 at Hilton Manchester Deansgate . Click here to book your tickets for the night.
The Industry Leader winner along with the coveted Rail Business of the Year Award will be announced on the night.
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Accessibility & Integrated Transport Excellence
GWR: Turbo charging our response to accessibility and inclusion
South Western Railway: Cumulative excellence in accessibility
TransPennine Express: Making rail more accessible
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Asset Management & Maintenance Excellence
Nexus, Furrer + Frey, and Fugro: Rail infrastructure alignment acquisition system
RailSense Solutions: Void monitoring for track stabilisation
Thales & London Underground: TIRIS advanced data analytics platform
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Customer Service Excellence
GWR: Prestige dining on Pullman services
MTR Elizabeth line: Customer experience business plan
South Western Railway: Service quality team
Tyne & Wear Metro: The 2023 Great North Run incident recovery
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Diversity & Inclusion in Rail
AtkinsRéalis: #Differentmakesadifference
GWR: Improving gender balance, diversity and inclusion
Hull Trains: Recruitment and retention
Railway Project Services: Diversity & Inclusion in RPS
Southeastern: Creating a diverse and inclusive workforce
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Education & Training Excellence
Lumo: The Training Academy
MTR Elizabeth line: Industry-leading education and training
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Infrastructure Project and Station Excellence
GWR, Network Rail, Reading Borough Council, Devon County Council and Bristol City Council: Opening three new stations in three months
Nexus and Kier Construction: Metro Flow
Stadler and VolkerFitzpatrick: new state-of-the-art depot at Gosforth
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Innovation of the Year
LNER: Deer strike deterrent trial
Rail Delivery Group: Green Travel Pledge
South Western Railway: Trak'a'thon
Stadler, Liverpool City Region and Merseyrail: Battery train for the Liverpool City Region
VTG Rail UK & Knorr-Bremse: iWagon with digital intelligence
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Marketing & Communications Excellence
CrossCountry: Take us on your journey
East Midlands Railway: Luton Airport Express
Nexus: Metro Flow: Winning over customers and our community
Translink: Enterprise 75
West Midlands Trains: Encouraging modal shift through insight-driven marketing
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Rail Freight & Logistics Excellence
GB Railfreight: Peterborough maintenance hub
Stobart: Curtain-sided boxes from Doncaster to Mossend
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Rail Team of the Year
CrossCountry: East Midlands & East Anglia team
MTR Elizabeth line: Customer Experience Team
Rail Delivery Group and Network Rail: Smarter Information, Smarter Journeys cross-industry collaboration
Translink: NI Railways Customer Services Team
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Regional Initiative of the Year
CAF Rail UK: New trains for Transport for Wales
GWR: Connecting Carmarthenshire
Nexus and Kier Construction: Metro Flow
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Richard Hope Award
Chris Donovan, South Western Railway
Eddie Campbell, Translink
Helen Warnock, Network Rail Southern Region
Teresa Pearson, South Western Railway
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Safety & Security Excellence
KeolisAmey Docklands: Custom House CCTV AI Trial
Network Rail, Southeastern Railways and One Big Circle: Thermal Video Monitoring from in-service fleet
Purple Transform: SiYtE: Using AI to make smarter safety decisions
SWGR: Digital infrastructure programme
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Supplier & Contractor Excellence
CAF Rail UK: Delivering trains to serve every part of the UK
Diamond Rail Services and Siemens: Class 350/3 interior refurbishment
FES Group: Station cleaning on the Elizabeth Line
Stadler and VolkerFitzpatrick: New state-of-the-art depot at Gosforth
Trough-Tec Systems: Green Trough walkways for East West Rail
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Sustainability & Environmental Excellence
Chiltern Railways: Implementation of HVO Fuel on Class 68s
Railway Project Services, West Midlands Trains and Thorlux: West Midlands LED station lighting project
The Tree Council and Network Rail: Managing vegetation for people and the planet
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Train Operator of the Year
Greater Anglia
Hull Trains
Lumo
MTR Elizabeth line
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Wellbeing in Rail
GWR: Prioritising employee health and wellbeing
Ian Watson, TransPennine Express mental health advocate
Ricardo: UK Rail wellbeing strategy
Sarah Smith, Balfour Beatty Rail Early Careers Lead
South Western Railway: Health and wellbeing initiatives
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Young Professional of the Year