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RAILSTAFF AWARDS
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AWARDS THE RAILSTAFF AWARDS ARE BACK AND THIS YEAR THEY'RE BIGGER AND BETTER THAN EVER!
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very year, the Awards attract more entries, more interest, and more companies - so why are they so successful?
The rail industry, like most others, has its fair share of awards evenings. Organised by trade associations, publications, interested parties, and even individual companies, they are all pretty much alike. Since its inception in 2007, only the RailStaff Awards have stood out as being completely different from the rest. The first major difference is that no company ever wins anything. The RailStaff Awards are for rail staff – the people that make the industry great. There are 22 categories, some for teams, some for individuals, and some for both, but they are all for people.
Of course, all of those people work for a company, and their employers gets the kudos of them winning an award. Many companies encourage employees to enter and even help them do so, but at the end of the day, the person is in the frame not the company. Very often, the entrant isn’t even nominated for their performance at work. The Train Driver of the Year doesn’t win because she is great at driving trains, and the Signaller of the Year isn’t a winner because he is a conscientious signalman. No, they win because of what else they do, in their spare time and between shifts. They work to support colleagues, the public, and the industry, to make the railway safer or to help the needy and infirm. To help
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schoolchildren be safe around the railway or to develop new ways to make the railway more efficient and perform better. In short, they win for ‘going the extra mile’ – a rather hackneyed phrase but one which, in this case, describes exactly what the judges are looking for. Do you work with an extraordinary train driver, station manager, or engineer? Nominate them in one of 22 categories today:
THE CATEGORIES IN FULL: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Apprentice of the Year Award for Charity Covid Hero – Outstanding Individual Award Covid Heroes – Outstanding Team Award Customer Service Award Depot Staff Award Digital Railway Person (S&T) or Team Award Graduate or Newcomer Award Health & Wellbeing Award HR, Diversity & Inclusion Person or Team Award Learning & Development Award Lifetime Achievement Award Marketing & Communications Team Award Rail Civils / Infrastructure Team Award Rail Engineer of the Year Rail Manager of the Year Rail Person of the Year Rail Project Manager Award Rail Team of the Year Safety Person or Team Award Samaritans Lifesaver Award Station Staff Award
