The RailStaff Awards 2024

Nominations for Rail Engineer of the Year

Lorna Richardson

Said the following about Nathan Wilson:

““Nathans approach to this daunting project was inspiring and the collective principles test team. He remained focused on task while maintaining his professionalism and attention to detail in his approach to the task. Even when under considerable pressure, he remains cheerful, approachable, and confident during his day-to-day work. His flexible approach and management of the team were commendable for any project, let alone the size of the Paddington Train Detection project. Nathan is always willing to share his knowledge, nurture and develop ‘the next generation of testers in his field of expertise”.

“The best workmate is a friend, a teammate, a sounding board and a shoulder to cry on – Nathan is all of these.

Having Nathan working on the Train Detection Conversion project enabled us to deliver challenging projects with demanding milestones that would not have been possible without Nathans’s skills, knowledge, and friendly willingness to share and help deliver the outcomes.

I appreciate and value Nathan’s support of our works as a client and myself as a friend more than he can ever appreciate. Nathan went above and beyond developing new ways of undertaking Validation test activity, new tools and methods that had a very direct and positive impact on the project that recently won a National Rail Award, without Nathan’s support and energy it would not have been possible.”

Darren Dykstra - Programme Engineering Manager Western (East), Network Rail

“Described by many as the ‘go-to person’ who is passionate, honest, dedicated, proactive, knowledgeable, supportive, a shoulder to cry on, teammate and friend, Nathan Wilson is extremely well-respected, thought of and liked by colleagues and clients alike.

Specialising in signalling systems testing and gaining extensive experience and valuable skills working for AEA Technologies (which became DeltaRail then Resonate) between 2005 and 2012, joined Signalling Solutions, now Alstom 2012 to date, Nathan has progressed to become a Lead Principles Tester with extensive knowledge, a digital age global leader in transportation”.

Callum Stopforth – Test & Commissioning Manager, Alstom“