The RailStaff Awards 2024

Nominations for Train Driver of the Year

Warrick Dent

Said the following about Paul Wood:

“Paul was driving a train involved in a very near miss with track workers on 5th October 2017, when five track workers narrowly escaped being struck by his train. The last member of the team getting out of the way two seconds before the train. So close in fact that Paul assumed he had struck the group. Paul not only cooperated fully with two industry investigations he also agreed to participate in a powerful video for Network Rail which the company used nationwide to emphasis the impact that safety incidents can have on drivers confidence and motivation.

It took great courage, not only to deal with the incident and its immediate aftermath but also his willingness to help others learn from his misfortune with the hope that it would avoid others having to experience what he has.“