2023 WINNERS

The 25th Rail Business Awards took place on February, 23, 2023. Congratulations to all our 2023 Winners!


Rail Business of the Year

Southeastern Railway


Judges Award

MTR Elizabeth Line, Crossrail and Rail for London


Asset Management & Maintenance Excellence

Coda Cloud, Digitalising remote maintenance and management of stations

Highly Commended: One Big Circle and Network Rail


Customer Service Excellence

Northern Trains, Accessible Travel Simulation


Diversity & Inclusion in Rail

TransPennine Express, An inclusive employer

Highly Commended: South Western Railway and Southeastern


Education & Training Excellence

Big Button and RSSB, RED 59 Trespass

Highly Commended: Northern Trains


Industry Leader

Dyan Crowther OBE, CEO High Speed One


Infrastructure Project and Station Excellence

MTR Elizabeth line, Surface station improvements programme

Highly Commended: Network Rail


Innovation of the Year

Network Rail, Angel Trains, Transmission Dynamics, DB ESG, One Big Circle, Revolutionising overhead line condition monitoring

Highly Commended: SRC Infrastructure


Marketing & Communications Excellence

East Midlands Railway, The Making of Miles

Highly Commended: Northern


Rail Freight & Logistics Excellence

Eversholt Rail, Class 321 Swift Express Freight


Rail Team of the Year

Translink NI Railways, Intermediate carriages project team

Highly Commended: Balfour Beatty Rail


Richard Hope Award

Alan Atkins, Central Rail Systems Alliance


Safety & Security Excellence

Tended, Life-saving geofencing technology

Highly Commended: Keolis Amey Docklands


Supplier & Contractor Excellence

Civil Water Management, TDS400 Transport Drainage System

Highly Commended: Xrail Group


Sustainability & Environmental Excellence

VolkerRailStory Joint Venture, Hope Valley Railway Upgrade

Highly Commended: Network Rail


Train Operator of the Year

Keolis Amey Docklands

Highly Commended: Greater Anglia


Wellbeing in Rail 

South Western Railway, Building a supportive and inclusive workplace

Highly Commended: Southeastern Railway


Young Professional of the Year

Daniel Golton, GWR

Highly Commended: Phoebe Bassett, SRC Infrastructure