RAILSTAFF AWARDS

It’s that time again – the countdown to the RailStaff Awards has begun, and although 2022’s event set the bar impossibly high, this year it will be bigger and better than ever!

Last year’s extravaganza wowed everyone in attendance. From rail managers to customer service assistants, apprentices to training managers, the full breadth and depth of the industry’s workers was represented and a record 143,000 votes were cast to decide the finalists.

Guests were welcomed into a bustling alpine party village, complete with log cabins and fir tree forest. Once inside, they mingled at the venue’s double-storey ski resort before a delicious meal ahead of the awards ceremony, hosted by comedian Ed Byrne. It might sound tough to top that, but believe us, we will.

Every year, the RailStaff Awards gains more attention, more nominations, and more positive feedback, but what is the key to its success?

While the industry has its fair share of awards evenings, only the RailStaff Awards, which began in 2007, stand out as being completely different from the rest.

One major difference is that the Awards are solely for the industry’s amazing staff – the people that keep the wheels turning. Firms can encourage their employees to enter and even help them through the process, but at the end of the day, the individual takes home the prize, not the company.

The RailStaff Awards recognise those who go the extra mile, whether that’s supporting their co-workers, making the railway safer, helping society at large, or just making peoples’ days a little brighter.

In short, they’re the people who work beyond their jobs, setting aside their precious time for others, and teaching us all to show a little more humanity.

If you work alongside a colleague who deserves some recognition, nominate them in one of our 18 categories today. THE CATEGORIES IN FULL:

• Apprentice or Newcomer of the Year

• Award for Charity

• Customer Service Award

• Depot & Freight Staff Award

• Digital Railway Person or Team Award

• Graduate Award

• Health & Wellbeing Award

• HR, Diversity & Inclusion Person or Team

• Learning, Development & Investing in People Award

• Lifetime Achievement

• Rail Engineer of the Year

• Rail Manager of the Year

• Rail Person of the Year

• Rail Team of the Year

• Recruitment & Talent Acquisition or Team

• Safety Person or Team Award

• Samaritans Lifesaver Award

• Station Staff Award