The RailStaff Awards 2024

Nominations for Rail Engineer of the Year

Philip Seymour

Said the following about Mark Kidd:

“Mark is a highly motivated professional engineer with extensive experience in track design. His professional attitude makes him a role model for peers and the teams.

His extensive work and leadership on CrossRail 2 has been key in the project’s success and continuing journey towards achieving BIM.

Mark always makes time to help others and mentor trainee designers.

Mark has a clear passion for new technology and ideas and this enhances his strong underpinning knowledge and experience.“

Joel Lintern

Said the following about Mark Kidd:

“Mark is a talented engineer with solid experience in track design.

His work on CrossRail 2 has required him to learn the intricacies of this major project in a very short length of time. He is Area Lead for a large portion of the work and he consistently delivers what is required of him. He has been key in the project’s journey towards achieving BIM. The overview of the project that he holds in his head is astounding and this lends efficiency to management of our work on this huge project.

Whilst constantly busy, he always makes time to mentor the trainee designers and sometimes the more experienced designers too.

He deserves recognition for his commitment and hard work in Network Rail’s Track Design Team.“

Stefano Agnello - **HAS LEFT**

Said the following about Mark Kidd:

“Mark joined the Track Design Group in April 2015, working as a Lead Track designer in Swindon.

He is currently working as an Area Lead on the Cross Rail 2 project, responsible for developing and integrating design across two of the most complex sites in the scheme, and working towards delivering the project’s Hybrid Bill submission.

Mark is an experienced track design engineer with fourteen years’ railway experience, including six years in the role of CRE (Track) and CEM. He has also chaired the industry’s design software steering forum, and delivered industry best practice switch and crossing library files via the Standard Design Catalogue.

I have had the privilege of working with Mark for over 2 years now and I am hugely impressed. He is a shining example of engineering excellence within our industry. His calm, friendly, approachable demeanour makes working with him a pleasure.

Mark has taken on a huge amount of responsibility since becoming a Principle Design Engineer, leading the way in technical expertise within our industry.

Mark is heavily involved with training and mentoring, he strongly encourages a culture of collaborative learning, which has benefited the team as a whole as we continuously improve.

Mark is an indispensable asset to our team and a thoroughly deserving nominee for 'Rail Engineer of the Year'“