The RailStaff Awards 2024

Nominations for Rail Manager of the Year

Sejal Patel

Said the following about Simona Daraba:

“Simona as a manager is absolutely outstanding. She is very supportive and highly dedicated. A lady with huge knowledge and has a potential to progress in career. Very lucky to have her as my manager.“

Lorraine Portnow

Said the following about Simona Daraba:

“Simona has taken on a secondment for the west area customer service manager, she has taken this and run with it, she is inclusive, compassionate, caring, interactive, proactive and listens to concerns of her team. she has implemented things that have made a real difference and makes us feel fully supported and gets the job done!! She is approachable and always has time for people. it is so important in a manager to have someone who you know is going to listen and who appreciates your work. I think she is doing an awesome job and she is not afraid to chip in and help no matter what it is. she makes us feel that we are a team and not " them and us". I have personally been on the receiving end of her compassion and she the way she dealt with my situation was such a huge help and I greatly appreciated it.“

Lorraine Portnow

Said the following about Simona Daraba:

“Simona has for the last 7 months been our Manager as a secondment position, she has taken this role on with gusto! She is an incredible people person and has made some great improvements in a short time. Simona is always on hand to help and doesn't shy away from getting stuck in with helping colleagues. I have been fully supported by her during a tough time of late and have fully appreciated her care and concern. She is a wonderful manager that takes the time to say hello to everyone and check that they are ok, she is always visible to us and she is extremely approachable. Simona is efficient and does her job extremely well bringing a friendly and professional attitude to everything. I have loved having her as a manager during this time, she needs recognition for her efforts and I would love for her to receive this award!!“

Michael King

Said the following about Simona Daraba:

“I'm nominating Simona because Simona has been our area manager for the last 6 months. In those months she has been very proactive towards all the staff along the area she has been very supportive with myself especially as I have had a fatality at one of my stations dealing with me with compassion.“