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RailStaff Awards names Rail Person of the Year

The Rail Person of the Year award celebrates the success of the rail industry’s most extraordinary individuals. Nominations are all about people who have...

Network Rail’s Sharon Salmon is an HR & Diversity superstar

Diversity is always in the spotlight, and rightly so. The rail industry, like all others, is still getting to grips with including and representing...

Samantha Winfield wins RailStaff Awards Health & Wellbeing prize

Poor physical or mental health can impact lives just as severely as workplace injury, and for this reason the RailStaff Awards celebrates staff who...

QTS MD Alan McLeish awarded for lifetime achievement

The Lifetime Achievement Award recognises those who’ve dedicated their lives to the railway, delivering excellence for the benefit of customers and colleagues alike. It reflects...

Santa’s little helpers take RailStaff Awards Covid Hero team prize

The RailStaff Awards returned in 2022 after a two-month hiatus caused by Covid-19. On its return, a new category was introduced to honour those...

Chloe Thomas from TfW is RailStaff Awards’ Rail Engineer of the Year

Without the UK’s army of expert Rail Engineers, the network wouldn’t exist. It’s as simple as that. Since the very first days of the railway,...

Southeastern’s Lauren Heap is named Rail Manager of the Year

Railway managers face a unique set of challenges as passenger loadings increase, freight volumes grow, and more capital is invested in expanding capacity. Making...

RailStaff Awards applauds the vital work of UK Rail for Ukraine

The war in Ukraine has sent shockwaves across the globe, and this year’s Rail Team of the Year award went to a group of...

LNER chef Gavin Dicks has the recipe for success

The RailStaff Awards returned in 2022 after a two-month hiatus caused by the Covid-19. On its return, a new category was introduced to honour...

Network Rail’s Matt Foote awarded for inclusive recruitment ethos

Recruitment isn’t just about getting job roles filled. Building an inclusive organisation should be a key consideration in any recruitment strategy and, though much...

RailStaff Awards celebrates station hero Paul Gregg

Not all superheroes wear capes, but many of them work in the UK’s railway stations. The award for Station Staff of the year went...

Southern’s Charles Dickson is a customer service star

A friendly face is what we all hope to see when we’re looking for help and advice in unfamiliar surroundings. The rail industry’s customer...

AB2K mavericks take marketing team award

The story of AB2K’s Madmess RRV was bound to result in success at the Rail Staff Awards. The plant hire specialist’s took home the...

RailStaff Awards salutes outstanding depot staff

Two outstanding individuals at Northern received a RailStaff Award for their quick response to a very daunting and challenging situation at Blackpool North station...

Hidden heroes celebrated at RailStaff Awards

Each and every day, the rail network is kept running safely by countless talented teams and individuals. At the same time, others are designing...

Network Rail’s Shane Davis recognised for life saving action

The RailStaff awards recognises workers who have used all their skills and training to help protect a life on the rails. Shane Davis, a...

Nicola Dawson runs away with the RailStaff Award for Charity

ScotRail’s Nicola Dawson fits more than most into her working day. As well as being the company’s Audit, Risk and Compliance Manager, she also...

RailStaff Awards’ Graduate or Newcomer of the Year prize handed to Louis Szymanski

Louis Szymanski of D2 Rail proudly took home the prize for Graduate or Newcomer of the Year at last Thursday's RailStaff Awards. Since joining...