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Top accolade for London Bridge controller

Having already gone up on stage to collect the Station Staff of the Year award with his London Bridge colleagues, Arron Raimbault was surprised...

Driving dedication

Northern train driver Colin Newton was a little bemused when he came off stage after winning the Train Driver of the Year award. ‘It’s a...

Greater Anglia team stand out

High retention rates and the delivery of a busy schedule of coaching development sessions were just two of the reasons that Greater Anglia’s learning...

Rewarding potential

Electrical engineer Conor Maton from rail telecommunications leader telent has won this year’s Graduate of the Year title. Born and raised in Coventry, Conor studied...

From ticket office to control room

When Kai Gohegan joined the rail industry, it was meant to be a stopgap. He arrived at Southern 13 years ago, working in the ticket...

Safety above all else

The safety performance of Freightliner’s Birmingham terminal was recognised with a win in the Rail Safety Person of the Year category. Freightliner’s operations manager Adrian...

Signalling success

Praised for helping nurture and develop another Network Rail team, IP Signalling Northern LNE’s Construction Team has won the Signalling and Telecommunications Person or Team...

Waterloo engineer leads youth charge

It is easy to forget that the work undertaken this summer to upgrade Waterloo station and increase capacity on the South Western route represented...

Kept in the loop

Delays and closures are part of life on the railway – passengers, given time, can understand and accept that. It is how the industry...

Salute for London Bridge station staff

Staff at London Bridge station could never have been fully prepared for the events that unfolded on the evening of 3 June this year. Three...

Finding a heart of gold

The fallout from the Grenfell Tower fire was felt by communities across West London. For an operator like Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), which reaches...

End of a tough year for BTP

One of the few uplifting things to follow major tragedies is the volume of praise reserved for members of our emergency services. Those who...

Pioneering spirit

Virgin Trains’ Nick Chadwick, who is credited with creating and managing the first driver apprenticeship programme in the UK, has been named Rail Manager...

Award of a lifetime

SPX FLOW’s Scott Harrison said he was ‘speechless’ after winning this year’s Lifetime Achievement award – here’s betting many of his colleagues and peers will feel,...

Plaudits for silica dust campaign

Around 8,000 people die every year in Britain from occupational cancers. This was one of the concerning figures that was highlighted by the IOSH-fronted...

A year to remember

It has been a remarkable year for permanent way technician Rebecca Munro. She came into the RailStaff Awards having already been named as the...

Every intervention counts

The Samaritans Lifesaver Award was again one of the standout categories at the RailStaff Awards, as two Land Sheriffs officers were recognised for making...

Rail’s top recruiter

Danielle Peach’s contribution to rail recruitment was recognised at this year’s RailStaff Awards as she took home the Recruiter of the Year award. Nominated for her...