2025 winners and shortlist 

Innovation of the Year

• Amey - Digital Signalling Solution
• Asset Insights & Network Rail Wales & Western Region - PodFlo
• Hitachi Rail & Network Rail - TrueTrak Unattended Geometry Measurement System on Passenger Vehicles
• KONUX - Wheel Trajectory Reconstruction
• Network Rail & Railscape - Innovative AI and drone technology revolutionising OLE records - Highly Commended 
• Rail-Ability - Road rail ballast undercutter - WINNER 
• Translink - BIM for Belfast Grand Central
• Transmission Dynamics with Angel Trains and Network Rail - PANDAS-V: Eliminating overhead line failures with AI powered intervention - Highly Commended 

Accessibility Achievement of the Year (NEW for 2025)

• Merseyrail, The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority & Stadler - Transformational New Fleet: Introduction of a publicly owned, co-designed fleet - WINNER
• Network Rail - Built Environment Accessibility Panel (BEAP)
• Northern Trains in partnership with Community Rail Lancashire - Try the Train - Highly Commended 
• Rail Delivery Group - Station Welcome Points
• Translink - York Street Station - Radical Accessibility, Real Impact Scheme
• Transport for London - Elizabeth Line: providing a step-free railway
• Transport for London - Mini Ramps 

Infrastructure Achievement of the Year

• BAM Nuttall & Network Rail - Agar Grove Overbridge Reconstruction - Highly Commended 
• East Midlands Railway & Kier - Etches Park Infrastructure Upgrade
• Network Rail, South Western Railway & Octavius - Ryde Pier Head Refurbishment Project
• Network Rail - National SCADA Programme - Highly Commended 
• SRE, VolkerFitzpatrick, Network Rail & BAM Nuttall - Ore Tunnel structural renewal and resilience works
• Story Contracting, Network Rail & Pell Frischmann - Browney Curve Embankment Stabilisation Project - WINNER
• VolkerFitzpatrick - Radlett SRFI Phase One 

Outstanding Teamwork Award

• AECOM - Northumberland Line
• Merseyrail - The Grand National: Delivering a global icon - Highly Commended 
• Network Rail, Digital Catapult, Tended & Onwave - Geospatial technology for improving rail safety and efficiency
• Network Rail, Avanti West Coast & London Northwestern Railway - Project Euston
• Story Contracting, Network Rail, GPS MACS & ScaffFloat - Leven Viaduct
• VolkerFitzpatrick - Radlett SRFI Phase One - WINNER
  

Freight & Logistics Achievement of the Year 

• Freightliner - Gemini - Highly Commended 
• GB Railfreight - Operation Immediate Response & Combined Resolved - WINNER 
• Network Rail, DB Cargo UK & Tata Steel - TATA Steel Slab Import Rail Scheme
• VTG Rail UK & Mendip Rail - Modernising rail freight - VTG Rail UK delivers 203 state of the art hopper wagons for Mendip Rail

Major Project of the Year

• AECOM - Northumberland Line
• Babcock, Farrans Sacyr Joint Venture & Translink - Belfast Grand Central Station - WINNER 
• East West Rail Alliance - East West Rail Phase 2
• Levenmouth Rail Link Project - Highly Commended 
• Network Rail, Siemens Mobility & Central Rail Systems Alliance - Basford Hall Independent Lines Project
• SPL Powerlines & Network Rail - London to Wigston Electrification Project 

Environmental Excellence 

• DB Cargo UK - Creating the UK's first net zero rail freight terminal
• GWR - Fishing for Change & Clean our Patch - Highly Commended 
• Network Rail Supply Chain Operations - Best in class low carbon & sustainable track materials - WINNER
• Sicut Enterprises - Delivering a sustainable future for rail infrastructure
• Siemens Mobility - East Coast Digital Programme: A leap towards a sustainable, digital rail future
• Siemens Mobility - State of the art sustainable logistics centres - Goole & Kettering
• Translink - Tracks to tomorrow - how Translink is leading a railway revolution for environment, nature & future generations - Highly Commended 
• TransPennine Express - Leading the way in environmental excellence 

Safety Achievement of the Year

• Asset Insights and Network Rail Wales & Western Region - PodFlo - Highly Commended 
• Interflon, Network Rail & Irish Rail - Interflon Clean OTR - WINNER
• Network Rail, North West & Central Region - Mental Health Triage Vehicle
• Network Rail Research & Development - Modular Bearer Project
• Network Rail - SAI25: Delivering a once in a generation improvement to managing electrical risks
• Network Rail - Southern Safer Isolations 

Fleet Achievement of the Year 

• Avanti West Coast - The launch of the Evero Fleet - JOINT WINNERS 
• GWR & Hitachi Rail Europe - Fleet Excellence
• Hitachi & Diamond Rail Services - Class 395 Refurbishment Project 
• London Northwestern & West Midlands Railways - Introduction of Class 730/0 Fleet to Birmingham's Cross City Line - JOINT WINNERS 

Customer Service Excellence 

• Avanti West Coast - Social Media Customer Service
• GWR & Network Rail Western - GWR goes to Euston, to Honda and to Didcot Railway Centre - Highly Commended 
• LNER - Package for a friend - WINNER 
• Network Rail & Rail Delivery Group - Visual Disruption Maps
• Transport for Wales - Special Events Team 

Great Place to Work 

• Arriva Rail London
• Chartered Institution of Railway Operators
• First Rail Consultancy
• Greater Anglia - Highly Commended 
• London Northwestern & West Midlands Railways
• Merseyrail - WINNER 
• Siemens Mobility

 Outstanding Contribution to Society 

• Aureos in partnership with City & Guilds and HM Prison & Probation Service - Transforming lives through rail: The HMP Highpoint Rail Centre of Excellence 
• British Transport Police - County Lines Taskforce - Highly Commended 
• London Northwestern & West Midlands Railways - Driving positive change for our communities
• Lumo - Outstanding contribution to society
• Merseyrail - This is Merseyrail
• Siemens Mobility - Transformative impact in Goole & Military to Rail
• Southeastern - Southeastern Railway and the Purpose Coalition
• Translink - Rails of Renewal: York Street Station's impact on track - WINNER 

Small Station of the Year

• Bures - Greater Anglia - Highly Commended 
• Chappel & Wakes Colne - Greater Anglia
• Dorridge - Chiltern Railways
• Llandudno - Transport for Wales
• Penrith - Avanti West Coast - WINNER 
• St Annes on the Sea - Northern - Highly Commended 

Medium Station of the Year

• Berwick Upon Tweed - LNER
• Bury St Edmunds - Greater Anglia
• Headbolt Lane - Merseyrail
• Huntingdon - Govia Thameslink Railway
• Leamington Spa - Chiltern Railways - Highly Commended 
• York Street Station - Translink - WINNER 

Large Station of the Year 

• Brighton - Govia Thameslink Railway 
• Coventry - Avanti West Coast
• Hull Paragon Interchange - TransPennine Express - WINNER 
• Northampton - London Northwestern Railway - Highly Commended 
• Sheffield - East Midlands Railway
• Wakefield Westgate - LNER

Major Station of the Year 

• Birmingham New Street - Network Rail
• Liverpool Lime Street - Network Rail - Highly Commended
• London Bridge - Network Rail - WINNER
• London King's Cross - Network 
• London St Pancras Highspeed
• London Victoria - Network Rail 

Passenger Operator of the Year

• Arriva Rail London - Highly Commended 
• Greater Anglia - WINNER 
• LNER
• Lumo
• Merseyrail - Highly Commended 
• Southern Railway 

NRA Special Award 

• Siemens Mobility 

Outstanding Personal Contribution (Frontline) 

• Karen Chudovszky - GTR
• Glenn Craddock - Southeastern
• David Cranstoun - Arriva Rail London - Highly Commended
• James George - GTR
• Claire Hall - GTR
• James Hallett - Northern Trains
• Ben Houghton - GTR
• June Henty - GTR
• Siraz Islam - c2c
• Joseph Killaly - GTR
• Dave Linnell - GTR
• Kath Martin - GTR
• Bessie Matthews - GB Railfreight - WINNER
• Debbie Morris - GTR
• Martin Redfern - Northern Trains
• Maro Sakpere - GTR
• Jenny Thomas - GTR
• Claire Turner - GTR
• Shashi Vyas - Avanti West Coast
• Al Watkins - GWR 

Outstanding Personal Contribution (Management) 

• Jen Clare - Lumo
• Richard Davies - Network Rail and SWR
• Ross Hickie - GWR
• Mark Montgomery - Translink - WINNER
• Sally Ralston - Merseyrail
• Bev Rickwood - Southeastern
• Bryan Robilliard - South Western Railway
• Richard Stainton - Network Rail - Highly Commended
• Rebecca Styles - Northern Trains
• Nick Turner - Network Rail Sussex Route

Outstanding Personal Contribution (Senior Management)

• Sir Andrew Haines