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Finalists and winners
Roll call 2011’s
finalists and winners
IRO Young
Professional
Finalists:
Peter Kalton, Lorol, for his dedication and
professionalism, which has made a huge
contribution to Lorol’s transformation into the
railway it is today
Matthew Lee, First Great Western, for
introducing a raft of inspiring improvements for
both colleagues and customers in his role of
station manager of Oxford
Gavin Tidey, Osborn, for his detailed technical
knowledge, demonstrating engineering
awareness beyond his years
Neil Drury, First Great Western, for his selfreliance,
competence and people skills, which
he uses to encourage others to consider
engineering as a career
Iain Ferguson, ORR, for delivering a stepchange
in the way in which Britain’s railways
are regulated
Chris Barrow, Victa Railfreight, for playing a
key role in spearheading the drive to improve
customer service
Winner:
Matthew Lee
Highly commended:
Peter Kalton, Gavin Tidey
Young Professional:
Matthew Lee,
left, with awards
compère
Jon Bentley
Electro Motive Rail
freight Engineer of the
Future
Finalists:
Gareth Houghton, Colas Rail, for his
exceptionally high performance levels that
have made an invaluable contribution to the
effectiveness of the business
Derek Clarke, DB Schenker, for his
methodical approach, practical design skills
and innovative ideas
Winner:
Derek Clarke
Supplier Excellence
Finalists:
Siemens for winning several high-profile
rolling stock contracts during the year,
including orders for the Desiro City for
Thameslink and the Valaro for Eurostar
Rail Gourmet for its project management
of the improvements to the East Coast
menu
RS Clare for its range of technologically
advanced biodegradable lubricants
Winner:
Siemens
Railfreight Engineer of the Future
Supplier Excellence
Highly commended:
Rail Gourmet
Railnews Internal
Communications
Excellence
Finalists:
Translink Northern Ireland Railways for its
campaign to encourage employees to become
more energy efficient
Southern Railway for a company-wide
strategy to improve employee engagement
DB Schenker for a campaign to improve
safety performance, promoting the idea of
being ‘switched on’ when performing safetycritical
tasks
CrossCountry for improving communication
with employees, following a consultation
with its staff
Winner:
Translink Northern Ireland Railways
Highly commended:
Southern Railway, DB Schenker
PR Campaign of the Year
Finalists:
Translink Northern Ireland Railways for
the publicity surrounding the introduction of
its new Class 4000 trains, which engaged
directly with key stakeholders, highlighting the
trains’ contribution to the social, economic and
sustainable development of Northern Ireland
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