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“I’ve had the pleasure of working with Graham Scott over the past seven years and in that time I can count many reasons why he deserves this award.
I first met Graham whilst working on the Cambrian European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) Early Deployment Scheme, where Graham was the Principal Onboard System Engineer for Network Rail. The first thing that I noted was Graham’s seemingly endless knowledge of all things rolling stock related. As a relatively young engineer - who was new to the rail industry and had an endless supply of questions - Graham did an excellent job of satisfying my enquiring mind!
This support to developing engineers is something that Graham has continued to offer throughout his career. He is the ‘go-to’ person when you have a technical question - in particular on his chosen topic of ERTMS. Graham is always keen to develop new talent in the industry, and I know of many colleagues who have benefitted from his support.
Of the 40+ years that Graham has spent in the rail industry, his work on the ERTMS is certainly that for which is he is best known. His knowledge and understanding of the system is still at the leading edge of development in the UK. Aside from leading the onboard workstream of the Cambrian project through to successful commissioning, Graham continues to work in support of the UK National European Train Control System (ETCS) programme - resolving technical issues as well as deployment plans. This is a role he has performed with unwavering conviction for the best part of 15 years, and he still enjoys the challenge of it today.
Graham has proven himself to be vital to the ETCS programme in making progress with engineering issues and stakeholder decisions alike. He mixes technical expertise with real world pragmatism and an approachable nature. Graham is invariably asked for his opinion on particularly challenging or polarizing issues, and has the uncanny ability to unite different stakeholders around one solution. It’s fair to say that the good work done by the ETCS programme to date - in laying the foundations for national rollout - owes a huge amount to Graham’s contribution over the past 15 years.
Graham is gradually planning to reduce his workload, in order to spend more time with his wife… and aboard his sailing boat! Hopefully he won’t rush off too soon, as it would certainly be a loss to the industry.“
“I’ve known Graham Scott since 1986, so you could say that we are celebrating our 30 year anniversary of working together this year! Throughout this time, I’ve found him to be extremely knowledgeable and a pleasure to work with.
I first met Graham at British Rail, where he was instrumental in introducing Automatic Train Protection (ATP). In particular, he oversaw the introduction of ATP onto Heathrow Express, which at the time was the only service where ATP was mandatory for operations.
Graham and I continued to work together after Interfleet (now SNC-Lavalin Rail & Transit) was formed following the privatisation of the rail industry in 1994, and I continued to be impressed by his expertise and professionalism.
In more recent years, Graham has played a key role in the specification of rolling stock to signalling interfaces for the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS). He has deservedly gained a reputation as an expert in this field.
Both inside and outside of work, Graham is a thoroughly accomplished person. He has a black belt in karate and a range of interesting skills, which include archery, shooting, horse riding and sailing.
In short, Graham accomplishes whatever he sets out to do - whether this is solving a complex engineering problem, or mastering a new hobby! I feel privileged that I have been able to work with him throughout our careers, and can think of no more deserving winner for this award.“
“I’ve known Graham Scott since 1986, so you could say that we are celebrating our 30 year anniversary of working together this year! Throughout this time, I’ve found him to be extremely knowledgeable and a pleasure to work with.
I first met Graham at British Rail, where he was instrumental in introducing Automatic Train Protection (ATP). In particular, he oversaw the introduction of ATP onto Heathrow Express, which at the time was the only service where ATP was mandatory for operations.
Graham and I continued to work together after Interfleet (now SNC-Lavalin Rail & Transit) was formed following the privatisation of the rail industry in 1994, and I continued to be impressed by his expertise and professionalism.
In more recent years, Graham has played a key role in the specification of rolling stock to signalling interfaces for the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS). He has deservedly gained a reputation as an expert in this field.
Both inside and outside of work, Graham is a thoroughly accomplished person. He has a black belt in karate and a range of interesting skills, which include archery, shooting, horse riding and sailing.
In short, Graham accomplishes whatever he sets out to do - whether this is solving a complex engineering problem, or mastering a new hobby! I feel privileged that I have been able to work with him throughout our careers, and can think of no more deserving winner for this award.“
“As the ATP Development Engineer for British Rail, I first met Graham when he was looking after the rolling stock fitment of the BR-Automatic Train Protection pilot schemes. This occupied us both for some considerable time during the early 1990s. Later on, we tackled problems caused to the ATP by trains slipping and sliding on the autumn leaves and, more recently, we have both been involved in working on ETCS for the Digital Railway project.
Each time I have worked with Graham, I have found him to be very knowledgeable, extremely good at working with others, and clearly capable of original thought when this has been necessary. When we were working on the slip/slide problem, he was the one who brought people together and elicited details of exactly what the problem was, before studying with me how it could be solved without creating other problems or detracting from the safety of the ATP system.
When I saw that Graham was involved with the Digital Railway project, I immediately felt confident that he would be doing all that was needed to ensure that any issues with rolling stock would be identified and solved to the satisfaction of all concerned.
I feel that, after so many years of high quality work, he certainly deserves a lifetime achievement award.“
“I have known Graham for over 25 years and at one time I actually reported to him. What Graham doesn’t know about the UK rail network and in particularly train to shore communication is not worth knowing.
Graham is one of those individuals that has truly made a tangible difference to the safe and effective operation of the railway in the UK. There are not many individuals you can say that about!
He has worked on many complex projects and designed solutions that are still in operation today. More recently, he has been a vital part of the system specification for the rolling stock to signalling aspect of ERTMS.
In summary, I cannot think of anyone more deserving of this lifetime achievement award and I whole heartedly nominate him.“
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