The RailStaff Awards 2024

Great Western Railway (GWR)

Rail Manager of the Year

Sponsored by: Great Western Railway (GWR)

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In this category, we are looking for someone who is an outstanding manager who is a true professional, who shows outstanding leadership skills and goes beyond for their team.

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Last years Rail Manager of the year was Nick Chadwick from Virgin Trains.

An “unsung hero” whose work to improve driver recruitment, performance and engagement has been overshadowed by colleagues in the past. Nick has been nominated for developing and managing the very first Train Driver Apprenticeship programme in the UK and for implementing cutting-edge post-incident diagnostic, investigation and support for train drivers.

You can see all the past winners here.

Here's how you nominate:

To nominate some one you believe deserves to win this award, first write down in rough what you most admire about the person: cheerfulness, positive thinking, companionship, a person who stands by his/her mates, a person who never misses a day at work, a newcomer who goes out of his or her way to learn and absorb the art of working on the railway. This will help clarify in your own mind why you are going ahead with the nomination. 

Next, write down a specific incident which typifies the qualities you know this person has.

Maybe it was a charity event they helped organise, a late night emergency work session put in to help out a colleague. It could be an act of bravery, rescuing a passenger from an incident; or assisting a foreigner or child who had become lost. Put in the approximate date and location.

This can all be done on the nomination page. Please click Nominate Now above to access this.

Finally discuss all this with your manager or director. He or she will need to be happy that the nomination can go forward. If as a manager you are proposing a member of staff do, please, make sure they are fully aware of what you are up to and that he or she agrees to be nominated.

RailStaff will contact the person being nominated to check that they are happy to go into the final list being put forward to the judges.

At any stage of the process feel free to contact RailStaff. We can help with advice on how to draft a nomination.

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The nominees…

Barry Edwards

Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR)

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Lucinda Ball

Southeastern Railway

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Joe Brown

London Underground

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James Palmer

Cross Country Trains

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Tim Keen

South Western Railway

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Rebecca Pears

Network Rail - South East Route

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Carys Thomas

Great Western Trains

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Tara O'Toole

TransPennine Express

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Dawn Nash

Great Western Railway

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Samantha Lear

Govia Thameslink Railway

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Rosie Alexander

Great Western Railway

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Stewart Player

Great Western Railway

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Jason Ness

Great Western Railway

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