The RailStaff Awards 2024

Nominations for Safety Person or Team Award

Damien Bown

Said the following about Wakefield Off Track:

“Outstanding efficient work rate from a top class quality team.

Top to bottom the whole process of the work this department turn out is top class.

Excellent safely record, efficient, quick to respond to issues, financially efficient, excellent communication skills, good public relations work. Saved our £84m project when vegetation has to be removed just as NWR has a ban on tree felling. This out immense pressure on the project and potentially jeopardised the commissioning with the time we had left and the amount of vegetation that had to be clearer for signal sighting. This team came in following the prohibition and in a difficult area, negotiated third party access to achieve clearances.

This is only a small amount of the excellent work I have experienced with this department.

The installation and management of RRAPS throughout the network are commended by all and before and after presentations showing the effect of their hard work are astounding and a great safety addition to all who use them.“