Australasian Rail Industry Awards - 2015

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Rail industry applauds its great achievers

July 10, 2015

Individuals and organisations from the Australasian rail industry were last night recognised for their outstanding achievements and innovations in rail at the Australasian Rail Industry Awards, sponsored by Laing O'Rourke.

Held at Sydney's Four Seasons Hotel, the sold out Awards event saw winners recognised by their peers and acknowledged as the best in their field across a broad range of categories.

ARA Acting Chief Operating Officer, Phil Allan, said he was incredibly encouraged by the amount of talent in rail recognised at the event, across a broad range of professions and sectors of the industry.

"I would like to congratulate all of the winners on their outstanding achievements and for contributing to the prosperity of the industry, said Mr Allan.

"It is wonderful to see such impressive developments taking place in core areas of the industry such as Safety, Innovation & Technology, Workforce Diversity and Employee Engagement.

"The winner of the Innovation and Technology category for example, TTG Transportation Technology, was acknowledged for their innovative product Energymiser®, an invention that reduces energy consumption, environmental emissions and maintenance costs, while improving on-time running and rail capacity.

"It is encouraging to see an Australian supplier providing a world-leading solution to local and international operators and be acknowledged for this impressive work by their peers in the industry.

"Melbourne train operator, Metro took out the Workforce Diversity category for their efforts in increasing female participation amongst train drivers.

"In 2009 the level of female participation in the train driving grade was stagnant at around 2.7 per cent, or just 16 females out of a total driver base of 570. Metro now has achieved its goal of a 50/50 gender split with 50.6 percent female trainee train drivers, representing an overall increase of 32 per cent over the last five years of operation.

"Rail is going through a renaissance in Australia and New Zealand, with state governments boosting their funding for public transport infrastructure, key components like diversity and safety at the forefront of corporate strategies and new innovations and technologies being applied across the network creating greater efficiency, productivity and reliability in both freight and passenger sectors.

"I look forward to a bright future for rail, which is only made possible by the passion and commitment of those acknowledged last night," concluded Mr Allan.

Former ARA CEO, Bryan Nye OAM, was also acknowledged on the night for his twelve years' service to the rail industry.

Presenting him his Award was CEO of NSW TrainLink Rob Mason along with CEO of Metro Andrew Lezala and Deputy Secretary of the Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development, Lyn O'Connell.

Supporting the event along with the ARA is the Institution of Railway Signal Engineers, the Permanent Way Institution, the Railway Technical Society of Australasia, the Rail Track Association Australia and the Rail, Tram and Bus Union.

For winners details and photos contact Alicia Hewitt on 0431 631 047 or ahewitt@ara.net.au.

List of winners:

    Business Sustainability – Transport for NSW
    Career Achievement – John Langron, Sydney Trains
    Corporate – Transport for NSW, Waratah Train PPP Project
    Customer Service – Queensland Rail
    Employee Engagement – Keolis Downer
    Frank Franklyn Young Rail Specialist – Hassan Boussi, Sydney Trains
    Individual – Paul D'Alessio, Metro Trains Melbourne
    Innovation & Technology – TTG Transportation Technology
    Permanent Way Institution Young Achiever – Mark Xerri, Parsons Brinckerhoff
    Safety – Downer
    Suppliers Export Achievement – TTG Transportation Technology
    Systems Engineering – Noel Burton, Siemens NZ
    TrackSAFE Foundation – Metro Trains Melbourne
    Workforce Diversity – Metro Trains Melbourne
    Young Rail Engineer – Calvin Li, Metro Trains Melbourne
    Young Rail Professional – Daniel Chaplin, Downer Rail

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Well done Queensland Rail and other winners!