Train Operator of the Year
Train Operator of the Year is a rail transport industry award to recognise excellence among train operating companies of the United Kingdom. The award has been presented as part of the Rail Business Awards since 1997.[1]
A similarly named award is also presented by the Rail Delivery Group as part of that organisation's National Cycle-Rail Awards to recognise work in encouraging the use of bicycles and trains as a commuting solution.[2]
Recipients
[edit]Past recipients of this award include:
- 1999 - Midland Mainline[3]
- 2000 - Anglia Railways[4]
- 2001 - Chiltern Railways[5]
- 2002 - Chiltern Railways[6]
- 2003 - Anglia Railways[7]
- 2004 - London Underground[8]
- 2005 - Eurostar[9]
- 2006 - Freightliner[10]
- 2007 - Virgin Trains West Coast[11]
- 2008 - Northern Rail[12]
- 2009 - First Great Western[13]
- 2010 - Northern Rail[14]
- 2011 - South West Trains
- 2012 - First TransPennine Express[15]
- 2013 - Abellio Greater Anglia
- 2014 - Merseyrail[16]
- 2015 - London Underground[17]
- 2016 - London Overground Rail Operations[18]
- 2017 - Chiltern Railways[19]
- 2018 - KeolisAmey Docklands[20]
- 2019 - Abellio Greater Anglia[21]
See also
[edit]- Regional Railroad of the Year and Short Line Railroad of the Year for comparable awards in the United States.
References
[edit]- ^ "History of Rail Business Awards" (Press release). Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- ^ "Train operators, stations and local authorities crowned winners at annual Cycle-Rail Awards" (Press release). Association of Train Operating Companies. 24 October 2006. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 6 November 2006.
- ^ Midland Mainline. "Company Information". Archived from the original on 12 November 2006. Retrieved 28 February 2006.
- ^ investigate. "Company Information". Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- ^ Rail Pro. "History of RBA from Rail Pro" (PDF). Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- ^ Rail Pro. "History of RBA from Rail Pro" (PDF). Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- ^ Rail Professional, Ltd. "HSBC Rail Awards 2003 Review". Archived from the original on 7 October 2006. Retrieved 6 November 2006.
- ^ "Tube named UK's Train Operator of the Year" (Press release). Transport For London. 1 March 2006. Archived from the original on 23 October 2006. Retrieved 6 November 2006.
- ^ "Eurostar unveils new rail alliance with European high-speed train operators, Thalys and Deutsche Bahn's ICE" (Press release). Eurostar. 4 May 2005. Archived from the original on 10 November 2006. Retrieved 6 November 2006.
- ^ Rail Pro. "History of RBA from Rail Pro" (PDF). Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- ^ Virgin Trains. "Company Information". Retrieved 6 November 2007.
- ^ "Northern Rail wins Rail Business of the Year". 28 February 2008. Retrieved 29 December 2009.
- ^ "First Great Western named best train operator". 12 February 2010. Archived from the original on 19 February 2010. Retrieved 23 February 2010.
- ^ "Northern Rail wins Rail Business of the Year". Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- ^ First TransPennine Express. "News". Retrieved 24 February 2012.
- ^ RBA Awards. "2015 RBA Winners". Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- ^ "London Underground named Train Operator of the Year" (Press release). Transport For London. 26 February 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
- ^ National Rail Awards 2016 Rail 23 September 2016
- ^ GWR leads the pack at 20th Rail Business Awards Railway Gazette International 23 February 2018
- ^ 21st Rail Business Awards celebrate the hard work behind the headlines Railway Gazette International 22 February 2019
- ^ Greater Anglia named Train Operator of the Year for innovation and improvements Abellio Greater Anglia 28 February 2020
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