Almost 1,100 people, representing all parts of the railway industry, convened on the Grosvenor House Hotel in London on September 12, to celebrate excellence and innovation at the National Rail Awards 2024.
With a record number of entries this year, the judges had a harder job than ever to select the winners, with many of the 19 awards categories also featuring multiple highly commended recognitions.
Angel Trains and Siemens Mobility were once again the platinum sponsors at the NRAs, with the trophies provided by British Steel.
Below is the list of winners and highly commended companies, projects, people, stations and initiatives.
Pictures from the night
Innovation of the Year
Winner: Rail Electrification Alliance (REAL) - Developing the world's largest 50HZ static frequency converters
- HC: Amey - Discontinuous electrification of Core Valley Lines
- HC: Purple Transform - Enabling better human outcomes in rail and beyond with SiYtE
- HC: Siemens Mobility - Variable Rate Sanding
Infrastructure Achievement of the Year
Winner: Keltbray & Network Rail - LTS MK1 OLE Replacement
- HC: Morgan Sindall Infrastructure - Parsons Tunnel Rockfall Shelter
Outstanding Teamwork Award
Winner: AtkinsRéalis/Network Rail/Global Rail Construction - Feltham to Wokingham Resignalling Programme Team
- HC: Network Rail Wales Route & Transport for Wales - Cambrian Local Railway Partnership
- HC: Southeastern & Network Rail Kent Route - Joint Alliance Executive Team
Freight & Logistics Achievement of the Year
Winner: VTG Rail & Knorr-Bremse Rail Systems (UK) - Leading the way with the launch of the UK's first digital iWagon
- HC: Freightliner - Mendip train plan recast
Major Project of the Year
Winner: Transport for London - Bank Station Capacity Upgrade
- HC: AtkinsRéalis - Feltham & Wokingham Area Resignalling Programme
Environmental Excellence
Winner: Govia Thameslink Railway & Energy Garden - UK rail's first community-owned solar cooperative
- HC: Liverpool City Region Combined Authority - Headbolt Lane
- HC: Network Rail & The Green Block
- HC: Sicut Enterprises - Sicut Sleepers
Safety Achievement of the Year
Winner: Network Rail partnered with Loccioni - FELIX Automated Measurement Trolley
- HC: Network Rail Southern Region - Southern Safer, Faster Isolations
- HC: TransPennine Express - Safer Hull Paragon Hub
Fleet Achievement of the Year
Winner: Greater Anglia - Fleet Transformation
- HC: One Big Circle & Angel Trains - AIVR Smart Fleet
Customer Service Excellence
Winner: East Midlands Railway (EMR) - Skegness Summer Service
- HC: Govia Thameslink Railway/Thomas Pocklington Trust/Sight Loss Councils - Aira Explorer App;
- HC: Greater Anglia - We're All Ears campaign;
- HC: Greater Anglia & Stadler - Class 745/755 trains
Great Place to Work Award
Winner: Hull Trains
- HC: British Transport Police Technology Department
- HC: SLC Rail
Outstanding Contribution to Society
Winner: Carmichael UK - Placing people first and leaving a legacy on the UK's largest rail project
- HC: Chiltern Railways - Community Rail Projects
- HC: Siemens - Goole Rail Village
Small Station of the Year
Winner: Wemyss Bay - ScotRail
- HC: Chirk - Transport for Wales
- HC: Workington - Northern
Medium Station of the Year
Winner: University (Birmingham) - West Midlands Trains
- HC: Margate - Southeastern
- HC: Market Harborough - East Midlands Railway (EMR)
Large Station of the Year
Winner: Cambridge - Greater Anglia
- HC: Gatwick Airport - Govia Thameslink Railway
- HC: Motherwell - ScotRail
Major Station of the Year
Winner: Glasgow Queen Street - ScotRail
- HC: London King's Cross - Network Rail
- HC: York - LNER
Passenger Operator of the Year
Winner: Greater Anglia
- HC: Arriva Rail London
- HC: Lumo
Outstanding Personal Contribution (Frontline)
Winner: Jason Hart, Siemens Mobility
- HC: Stewart Hall & Darin Astbury (Brinnington Swap Shop), Northern;
- HC: Grace-Anne Stephenson, Arriva Rail London
Outstanding Personal Contribution (Management)
Winner: Jack Roberts & Wayne Norbury, Network Rail
- HC: Suresh Gorasia, MTR Elizabeth line
Outstanding Personal Contribution (Senior Management)
Winner: Tim Shoveller
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