Spotlight Rail Awards 2025 – Winners

ACTING AS ONE TEAM – WINNER – NETWORK RAIL, BAM NUTTALL, VOLKERRAIL, CRSA

• BAM NUTTALL – Team work makes the dream work
• NETWORK RAIL, BAM NUTTALL, VOLKERRAIL, CRSA – Achieving the Impossible Programme for City of Culture 2025 – LAIP2- Bradford Forster Square Station
• TRANSPORT FOR LONDON – Rail for London Infrastructure – RfLi Projects & Programme Integration – Track and Switch & Crossing Renewal
• EAST MIDLANDS RAILWAY – The launch of the Luton Airport Express
• EAST MIDLANDS RAILWAY – Intercity Rail Freight
• EKFB – Connecting Britain through HS2 and East West Rail
• EUROSTAR GROUP – Delivery of the Delta project
• ICOMERA – Connected Video- and AI-Based Technologies
• LNER & NORTHERN TRAINS – Effective Auditing
• MOTT MACDONALD & ELIZABETH LINE – A step change for the Elizabeth line
• NETWORK RAIL – Dawlish sea wall
• NETWORK RAIL – PIMS Team – 2023 Joint Performance Strategy Peer Review Process
• NETWORK RAIL – FELIX- Automated Measurement Trolley
• NETWORK RAIL AND THE RAIL DELIVERY GROUP – Smarter Information, Smarter Journey (SISJ) Programme Team
• SRC INFRASTRUCTURE – SRC – Engineering Delivery Partner

ASSET MANAGEMENT EXCELLENCE – WINNER – ATMO TECHNOLOGY

• ATMO TECHNOLOGY – Atmo’s Smart Depot: The Future of Rail Operations
• MOTT MACDONALD & TFL ELIZABETH LINE – The story of asset management at the Elizabeth line
• NETWORK RAIL – Partial Discharge Monitoring in HV Cables
• NETWORK RAIL – Drainage Asset Management Improvements
• SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY – Train Presentation goes digital
• TWINFIX LTD – Great Malvern Station

BEST USE OF TECHNOLOGY – INFRASTRUCTURE – WINNER – SYSTRA

• ATKINSREALIS – ETCS DRACAS
• ATKINSREALIS – Digital Image Correlation
• MACRAIL – Location360
• NETWORK RAIL – StrEAMS: Strategy Engineering and Asset Management System
• NETWORK RAIL – Flying high to deliver safe and efficient maintenance
• NETWORK RAIL – Ultrasonic Contact Wire Crack Detection
• NETWORK RAIL – FELIX Trolley helps to improve track worker safety as it revolutionises track inspections
• NETWORK RAIL – Digitised Lineside Inspection tool
• PETARDS RAIL – Over the air update of safety critical data
• RSSB – PRIMA: Revolutionizing Rail Asset Risk Management During Adverse Weather Conditions
• SPL POWERLINES – Delivery of Midland Main Line Electrification Programme, which is a multi-discipline infrastructure programme to increase capacity
• SRC INFRASTRUCTURE – Drones in urban rail environment
• SYSTRA UK – Implementing 4D Virtual Design and Construction on the Transpennine Route Upgrade
• TURNTIDE TECHNOLOGIES – Gen 5 Battery Pack

BEST USE OF TECHNOLOGY – PASSENGER IMPACT – WINNER – NETWORK RAIL AND THE RAIL DELIVERY GROUP

• APCOA – APCOA ScanPay Technology
• CROSSCOUNTRY TRAINS – XC JourneyMaker
• GOODMAPS – Inclusive and Accessible Indoor Navigation
• ICOMERA – Connected Video- and AI-Based Technologies
• LNER – The trial of British Sign Language (BSL) on Customer Information Screens (CIS) at Doncaster station
• NETWORK RAIL – British Sign Language at Scotland Major Stations
• NETWORK RAIL – GUSTO: gale force wind tool targeting speed restrictions to risk
• NETWORK RAIL AND THE RAIL DELIVERY GROUP – Personalised Journey Notifications led by the Smarter Information, Smarter Journey (SISJ) Team

COMMITMENT TO SAFETY – WINNER – ATKINSREALIS

• ATKINSREALIS – European Train Control System (ETCS) standards review
• AVANTI WEST COAST – Giving Safety a Lift at Stafford Station
• BAM NUTTALL – Through the SMD Framework, have demonstrated continuous safety performance levels
• TEAM RAILFREIGHT – NETWORK RAIL & GBRTT – Freight Load Books – safety
• HITACHI RAIL – A proactive and engaging communications strategy that provides regular updates on HSE
• MACRAIL – Location360
• NETWORK RAIL – Possession Limit Controls – Technical Authority
• NETWORK RAIL – Commitment to Public Safety
• NETWORK RAIL – The Wessex Safety team identified a new and emerging risk with the storage and charging of Lithium-ion batteries
• NETWORK RAIL – Third Rail Station Switching PROJECT
• NETWORK RAIL – Optimised Earthing
• PETARDS RAIL – PTEye, improving the safety of train dispatch
• SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY – The National Safeguarding Conference: Developing Capable Guardianship
• SYSTRA UK – Enhanced Safety through Visual Simulations
• TRANSPORT FOR LONDON – Station Security Technology Integration Programme (SSTIP): Critical Incident Management Response
• TWINFIX LTD – Great Malvern Station

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY – WINNER – QTS GROUP

• ALSTOM – Alstom CSR & Community Project Fund (CPF)
• BAM NUTTALL – Bridges for schools
• c2c TRENITALIA – c2Sanitary
• EAST MIDLANDS RAILWAY – Rail Safety Pathway
• GREATER ANGLIA – Delivering for East Anglia
• HEATHROW EXPRESS – Heathrow Express CSR Initiatives
• KIER – Kier Pathways
• LEARN LIVE LTD – Rail Safe Friendly Programme
• MITIE – Having a local focus to positively impact communities
• NETWORK RAIL – Social Value in Railway Stations
• PETARDS RAIL – Petards and the Eco Vadis project
• QTS GROUP – The Future of Rail
• RAILWAY CHILDREN – Railway Children and FirstGroup Partnership
• SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY – Delivering Improvements for Customers
• TRANSPENNINE ROUTE UPGRADE – ‘Cones and the Transpennine Route Upgrade’ / Book to Engage Youth Along the Route

DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION – WINNER – HULL TRAINS

• c2c TRENITALIA – c2Sanitary
• EAST MIDLANDS RAILWAY – Impact of Employee Network Groups (ENGs)
• GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY – REACH (Recognising Ethnicity and Cultural Heritage)
• HITACHI INFORMATION CONTROL SYSTEMS (EUROPE) LTD – Establish Equity, Embrace Diversity, Foster Inclusion – EDI Matters
• HULL TRAINS – Putting People First
• KIER – Expect Respect
• LNER – Georgia Hudnott outstanding promotion of Diversity and Inclusion
• NETWORK RAIL – British Sign Language at Scotland Major Stations
• SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY – All Aboard
• TES 2000 LTD – The People and Culture (P&C) team embarked on a mission to make the workplace more inclusive, equitable, and diverse by embedding DEI principles into every facet of the organisation

DELIVERING FOR THE CUSTOMER – WINNER – EAST MIDLANDS RAILWAY

• BAM NUTTALL – Through the SMD Framework, have demonstrated continuous safety performance levels
• EAST MIDLANDS RAILWAY – Skegness Summer 2023
• ESOTERIX SYSTEMS & SOUTHEASTERN – PRISM: a win-win for customer value and TOC revenue
• GOODMAPS – Inclusive and Accessible Indoor Navigation
• HEATHROW EXPRESS – Enhancing the travel experience for customers
• ICOMERA – Connected Video- and AI-Based Technologies
• WHOOSH, LNER & NETWORK RAIL – The development of a personalised real-time information solution
• STM Group Ltd – STM Station Deep Clean Project
• STORY CONTRACTING – Hartlepool Station Upgrade
• SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY – SWR Dynamic Disruption Information Innovations
• TWINFIX LTD – Great Malvern Station
• WEST MIDLANDS METRO – The expansion of WWM and the benefits realised for customers

INNOVATIVE ROLLING STOCK – WINNER – POSITIVE TRACTION

• POSITIVE TRACTION – 08e Shunter – Diesel to Battery Power Conversion
• SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY – Class 158/9 Single Variable Rate Sander System

NET ZERO PIONEER – WINNER – NETWORK RAIL

• ATKINSREALIS – AtkinsRéalis: Committed to carbon reduction
• BAM NUTTALL – Chatham Access for All
• GREATER ANGLIA – Delivering a sustainable railway for East Anglia
• NETWORK RAIL – The “Hedgehog” Integrated Composite Sleeper
• SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY – South Western Railway Journey to Net Zero
• THINK HIRE – Peter McCulloch: Leading the Way in Innovation
• TWINFIX LTD – Great Malvern Station

OPERATOR OF THE YEAR – WINNER – GREATER ANGLIA

• GREATER ANGLIA – Delivering Service Excellence
• HULL TRAINS – Delivering Operational Excellence
• SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY – At the heartbeat of the communities they serve
• WEST MIDLANDS TRAINS – The transformation with new projects, timetables and customer initiatives
• WEST MIDLANDS METRO – The increased popularity of the service

OUTSTANDING PROJECT (OVER £20M) – WINNER – SIEMENS MOBILITY

• EAST MIDLANDS RAILWAY – Peter McCulloch: Leading the Way in Innovation
• LIVERPOOL CITY REGION COMBINED AUTHORITY & KIER – Headbolt Lane Station
• NETWORK RAIL – Gatwick Airport Station Remodelling Project
• SIEMENS MOBILITY – The London Managed Stations (LMS) project
• RAIL ELECTRIFICATION ALLIANCE (REAL) Static Frequency Converters: Delivering more efficient, resilient, and affordable rail electrification
• SPL POWERLINES – Kettering to Wigston
• WEST MIDLANDS RAIL EXECUTIVE / TfWM – University Station Redevelopment

OUTSTANDING PROJECT (UNDER £20M) – WINNER – NEXUS & SMARTTRAX RAIL

• c2c TRENITALIA – c2Sanitary
• TRANSPORT FOR LONDON – RAIL FOR LONDON INFRASTRUCTURE – RfLi Projects & Programme Integration – Elizabeth Line Signalling upgrade
• JNP GROUP LTD – Water Lane, WAG1 – Emergency Response
• METHOD GRID – PACE Digital – as enabling Network Rail and the UK Rail Industry
• NETWORK RAIL – Station Road Bridge, Quainton
• NEXUS & SMARTTRAX RAIL – Prudhoe St Junction Renewal – Sub Surface Tunnels
• SPL POWERLINES – Offering capability to offer clients a “Turn Key” solution for future projects, from early stage preliminary design through to final ORR approvals
• STM GROUP – STM Winter Stabling Project
• SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY – SWR Station Improvement
• TRANSPORT FOR WALES – Delivering contactless bank card Pay As You Go ticketing to UK rail
• WEST MIDLANDS METRO – The WWM Expansion Programme

PLANT EXCELLENCE – WINNER – UNIPART RAIL

• UNIPART RAIL – Transformative Rail Solutions through Strategic Collaboration: Unipart Rail and Thomson Engineering Design Ltd
• RADIUS CRANE HIRE – Escalator Sledge

PRODUCT OF THE YEAR – WINNER – RADIUS GROUP

• COWAP – Palguard
• MACRAIL – Location 360
• NETWORK RAIL – Tel-SMART Solution
• NETWORK RAIL (WALES & BORDERS) – Remote Disconnection Device
• RADIUS GROUP – Escalator Sledge
• SICUT – Sicut Recycled Plastic Composite Sleepers
• SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY – Sirocco & Solano
• TRANSMISSION DYNAMICS – PANDAS-V®: Driving the Future of Rail Infrastructure Maintenance with Intelligent Pantograph and OLE Monitoring
• TWINFIX – Great Malvern Station

SERVICE OF THE YEAR – WINNER – MITIE

• DB ESG – Digital Engineering and Manufacturing Service is revolutionising the UK rail sector
• MITIE – Euston Station – Materials recovery Facility
• MOTT MACDONALD AND ELIZABETH LINE – Transforming our service value at the Elizabeth line
• NETWORK RAIL – Product Acceptance
• RAILWAY MISSION – The Railway Mission
• RSSB – Futures Lab
• TRANSMISSION DYNAMICS – PANDAS-V®: Revolutionising rail infrastructure maintenance through real-time monitoring and proactive insights

TRAINING EXCELLENCE – WINNER – CHARTERED INSTITUTION OF RAILWAY OPERATORS

• ARUP – Leading Customer Operations: A Bespoke, Psychology Based Leadership Development Programme for TfL’s London
• CHARTERED INSTITUTION OF RAILWAY OPERATORS – CIRO Connect
• GOVIA THAMESLINK RAILWAY – GTR Pathway Apprenticeship Project
• EAST MIDLANDS RAILWAY – Apprenticeships-Ofsted-Reverse Mentoring-Leadership course
• NETWORK RAIL – Drainage & Lineside Training Programme
• SPL POWERLINES – Cultivating a skilled workforce for projects through apprenticeship programs
• SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY – SWR Learning and Development
• TRANSPORT FOR WALES – TfW Driver Apprenticeship

YOUNG RAIL PROFESSIONAL – WINNER – GABRIELE MARCHIONNI

• ALCHEMMY CONSULTING Gabriele Marchionni
• ALSTOM James Snell
• ALSTOM Paige Stallard
• ATKINSREALIS Conor O’Donnell
• EAST MIDLANDS RAILWAY Azzieria Tooby
• GREAT WESTERN RAIWAY Carys Thomas
• HITACHI RAIL STS Ajitesh Bihari
• KIER Tom Highton
• KIER Riana Hattrell
• MORSON GROUP Lauren Pollitt
• MOTION RAIL Joe Dodman
• MOTT MACDONALD Mengxiong Luo
• MOTT MACDONALD Carmen Peraita Sanz
• NETWORK RAIL Kate Tomlinson
• NETWORK RAIL Kian Emadi-Coffin
• NEXUS Sam Richardson
• NORTHERN TRAINS LTD Charlotte Touhey
• OPTYMA SECURITY SOLUTIONS Lewis Dyer
• PETARDS RAIL Logan Cook
• SKANSKA Mohammed Al Sharif
• STM GROUP Ana Maria Lazar
• SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY Becky Eason
• SYSTRA Dominic McIlgrew
• TES 2000 LTD Ryan Raymond
• TRANSPORT FOR WALES Catrin Wellsbury
• TRANSPORT FOR WALES Ifan Beech
• TXM CONSULT Connacht Sheffield
• WEST MIDLANDS METRO Conor Moon