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“At 05.30 on 20/07/2019 Andy was driving 5P61 to Manchester Airport when the driver in the service coming the other way waved him down and told him there was a female on the track ahead. Andy also spoke to the signaller and proceeded forward at caution until he could see the lady ahead. He stopped and alighted the service as she was clearly very distraught. He spent some time talking to her, showing empathy and building a rapport so that he could persuade her into boarding his train via his cab so that he could get her off the track and keep her safe. He spoke to the signaller and handed her over to BTP at the next station. He had to wait some time for their arrival and again showed great interpersonal skills and empathy in keeping this person safe until BTP arrival. He submitted his report which led me to interview him about it. It was very clear that the female was in a very poor physical and emotional state and that his intervention most probably saved her life. I must add that Andy was very humble about the whole situation, which is a demonstration of how Andy does things for the right reasons and does not seek anything for it.
I submitted Andy for our company reward and recognition and have a copy of this and his report should it be required.“
“He is amazing and we are proud to have him at the Manchester Piccadilly depot. He would never seek reward for his actions as he just sees it as being a professional driver. Andrew has a very big heart and will always do his best to help anyone he encounters. “At 05.30 on 20/07/2019 Andy was driving 5P61 to Manchester Airport when the driver in the service coming the other way waved him down and told him there was a female on the track ahead. Andy also spoke to the signaller and proceeded forward at caution until he could see the lady ahead. He stopped and alighted the service as she was clearly very distraught. He spent some time talking to her, showing empathy and building a rapport so that he could persuade her into boarding his train via his cab so that he could get her off the track and keep her safe. He spoke to the signaller and handed her over to BTP at the next station. He had to wait some time for their arrival and again showed great interpersonal skills and empathy in keeping this person safe until BTP arrival. He submitted his report which led me to interview him about it. It was very clear that the female was in a very poor physical and emotional state and that his intervention most probably saved her life. I must add that Andy was very humble about the whole situation, which is a demonstration of how Andy does things for the right reasons and does not seek anything for it.“
“For preventing a potential suicide of a young woman.“
“On 20/07/2019 Andy was driving 5P61 to Manchester Airport when the driver in the service coming the other way waved him down and told him there was a female on the track ahead. He spoke to the signaller and proceeded forward at caution until he could see the lady ahead. Once stopped he alighted the service as Andy saw she was clearly very distraught. He took the time sit with her and talking to her about how she was, showing empathy and building a rapport so that he could persuade her into boarding his train via his cab so that he could get her off the track and keep her safe. Once he had done this he spoke to the signaller and handed her over to BTP at the next station. He had to wait some time for their arrival and again showed great interpersonal skills and empathy in keeping this person safe until BTP arrival. This female was in a very poor physical and emotional state and that his intervention most probably saved her life. Andy has remained very humble about the whole situation, which is a demonstration of how he does things for the right reasons and does not seek anything for it. He is a credit to himself and the driver grade..“
“I felt extremely honoured when i received an invite for the Rail Staff awards 2014. I really did not expect it so it was a very pleasant surprise and had no hesitation in accepting the invite to this prestigious event. My experience of the evening was amazing. We choose to get into the spirit of the evening and arrive in fancy dress which thankfully so did a lot of other people. The food was of fantastic quality and the little deserts were the best. The entertainment provided was thoroughly entertaining. The evening was expertly planned from beginning to end. It was a very humbling experience to watch the nominees and winners and listen to the reasons why they were there. I felt extremely proud to be part of the railway family.”
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