WINNERS

The RailStaff Awards Hall of Fame

Listed below are a list of all the winners, both past and present, that have been awarded a RailStaff Award.

The RailStaff Awards 2023 Winners

APPRENTICE OR NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR

Winner: Smital Dhake, Alstom

1st Runner-up: Lucy Robinson, Faithful+Gould

2nd Runner-up: Kalen Ruddock, Alstom

AWARD FOR CHARITY

Winner: Mark Fielding-Smith, AtkinsRéalis

1st Runner-up: Susan Temple, ScotRail

2nd Runner-up: Alex Garnett-Scherer, Tfl

CUSTOMER SERVICE AWARD

Winner: Jonathan Louis, Southern

1st Runner-up: Wahsim Safiedeen, MTR Elizabeth Line

2nd Runner-up: Gentian Kala, Land Sheriffs

DEPOT & FREIGHT STAFF AWARD

Winner: Felixstowe Operations Team, GB Railfreight

1st Runner-up: Josh Webster, Freightliner

2nd Runner-up: David Jenkinson, DB Cargo UK

DIGITAL RAILWAY PERSON OR TEAM AWARD

Winner: Scotland's Railway Communication Teams, Network Rail Scotland / ScotRail

1st Runner-up: Rebecca Meechan, Network Rail Scotland

2nd Runner-up: Dean Bolton, Transport for Wales

HEALTH & WELLBEING AWARD

Winner: Railway Mission Chaplain Team, Railway Mission

1st Runner-up: Stuart Young, Iain Perry, Rik Mostert, GTR

2nd Runner-up: Sheree Whetren, South Western Railway

HR, DIVERSITY, & INCLUSION PERSON OR TEAM AWARD

Winner: Paul McGunnigle-White, Trenitalia c2c Ltd

1st Runner-up: Lorraine Mhonyera, Network Rail

2nd Runner-up: Hull Trains HR Team, Hull Trains

LEARNING, DEVELOPMENT & INVESTING IN PEOPLE AWARD

Winner: Chris Crawley and the City and Guilds Impact Team, City & Guilds Training

1st Runner-up: James Beckingham, GTR

2nd Runner-up: Alina-Florentina Lighean, AtkinsRéalis

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Winner: Julie Garn, GB Railfreight

1st Runner-up: Richard Godwin, Network Rail

2nd Runner-up: Stewart Cumming, CrossCountry

RAIL ENGINEER OF THE YEAR

Winner: David Millar, Balfour Beatty VINCI

1st Runner-up: Naresh Kumar Kalra, AtkinsRéalis

2nd Runner-up: Janine Bootland, Amey Consulting

RAIL MANAGER OF THE YEAR

Winner: Rhiannon Price, BTTC

1st Runner-up: Bernadette Miamo, South Western Railway

2nd Runner-up: Satty Potiwal, South Western Railway

RAIL PERSON OF THE YEAR

Winner: Joana Amoh, Carlisle Support Services

1st Runner-up: Elliott Waters, Southeastern

2nd Runner-up: Adam Archer, Great Western Railway

RAIL TEAM OF THE YEAR

Winner: Johnstone Station Staff, ScotRail

1st Runner-up: Serrano Safeguarding Team working on Operation Beach, Amulet

2nd Runner-up: DC Lines Resleepering Alliance, Network Rail

RECRUITMENT & TALENT ACQUISITION PERSON OR TEAM

Winner: Erin Gray, Network Rail

1st Runner-up: McGinley Support Services Apprenticeship Team, McGinley Support Services

2nd Runner-up: Central Resourcing Team, Siemens Mobility Limited

SAFETY PERSON OR TEAM AWARD

Winner: Bridget Nolan and Jeremy Rogers, Southern / GTR

1st Runner-up: Samaritans Rail Team, Samaritans

2nd Runner-up: Station Operations Team, South Western Railway

SAMARITANS LIFESAVER

Winner: Megan Moore, ScotRail

1st Runner-up: George Mitchell and Harry Jordan, Amulet - Northern

2nd Runner-up: Fazakerley Station Team Station Retailers Fazakerley, Merseyrail

STATION STAFF AWARD

Winner: St Pancras International Station Team, Network Rail High Speed

1st Runner-up: Shafizul Hussain, Network Rail

2nd Runner-up: Angela Milton, Greater Anglia

SUSTAINABILITY & NET ZERO PERSON OR TEAM

Winner: Green Travel Pledge, Rail Delivery Group

1st Runner-up: Shrewsbury Delivery Unit Wales and Borders, Network Rail

2nd Runner-up: Bob Browning, Quattro Group