Finalists
Information on Award winners is on the Honour Board
Career Achievement
Winner: Peter Hands, Pacific National
Customer Service
Finalists:
- NSW TrainLink – Central Station Outreach Team ‘A Safe Place for Customers and People Experiencing Homelessness’
- NSW TrainLink – Elvis Express Project Team
- Sydney Trains – Customer Service Transformation
Winner: Sydney Trains – Customer Service Transformation
Employee Engagement
Finalists:
- Laing O’Rourke – Hunter Valley Operations – Next Gear Implementation and Tactics
- Metro Trains Melbourne – Visualisation Management in the Rail Industry
- NSW TrainLink – NAIDOC Week 2017
Winner: Laing O’Rourke – Hunter Valley Operations – Next Gear Implementation and Tactics
RTAA Frank Franklyn Young Rail Specialist
Finalists:
- Andrew Kelly, CPB Contractors
- Shane Peirce, Lendlease
- Bojan Vujica, Sydney Trains
Winner: Andrew Kelly, CPB Contractors
Freight Rail Excellence
Finalists:
- Ansaldo STS – Contribution to enhancing the efficiency, safety and reliability of Australia’s freight rail operations
- KiwiRail – Triangulation Partnership, Port of Tauranga, Fonterra and KiwiRail
- TasRail – A Journey to Safety, Performance and Operational Excellence
Winner: TasRail – A Journey to Safety, Performance and Operational Excellence
Innovation and Technology
Finalists:
- John Holland Rail – ETW
- Metro Trains Melbourne – Uninterruptible Power Supply for Melbourne Signalling Network
- Rail Industry Safety and Standards Board – Australian Rail Risk Model
Winner: Metro Trains Melbourne – Uninterruptible Power Supply for Melbourne Signalling Network
Permanent Way Institution Young Achiever
Finalists:
- Abdul Karim Jamal, John Holland Group
- Samiha Najem, Transport for NSW
- Luke Parker, CPB Contractors
Winner: Abdul Karim Jamal, John Holland Group
Rail Sustainability
Finalists:
- Byron Bay Railroad Company – Modification of Diesel Multiple Unit Rail Cars to Solar Powered Electric Operation
- Level Crossing Removal Project
- Sydney Metro Delivery Office – Sustainability Environment and Planning
Safety
Finalists:
- Australian Rail Track Corporation – Pathway to Zero Safety Program
- Laing O’Rourke – Next Gear – Mitigating Fatal and Severe Risk
- NSW TrainLink – Improving Level Crossing Safety in regional NSW
- Metro Trains Melbourne – Sustainable Rail Safety in Melbourne
Winner: Australian Rail Track Corporation – Pathway to Zero Safety Program
IRSE Systems Engineering
Finalists:
- Steve McClary, Siemens
- Trevor Moore, Australian Rail Track Corporation
- Raza Rizwan, Downer
- Scott Walker, Level Crossing Removal Authority
Winner: Trevor Moore, Australian Rail Track Corporation
TrackSAFE Foundation
Finalists:
- NSW TrainLink – Trauma Management Program
- Metro Trains Melbourne – Rail Mental Health Strategy
Winner: NSW TrainLink – Trauma Management Program
Workforce Diversity
Finalists:
- AECOM Australia – Gender Diversity
- Aurecon – Future Ready Through Gender Inclusion
- Lendlease
- Level Crossing Removal Authority – Training for the Future and the Rail Academy Newport
Winner: Level Crossing Removal Authority – Training for the Future and the Rail Academy Newport
RTSA Young Rail Professional
Finalists:
- Louise Carcanis, SNC-Lavalin Atkins
- Michelle Doolan, Aurecon
- Laura Edwards, Metro Trains Melbourne
- Warwick Garth, Sydney Trains
- Ryan Holt, Australian Rail Track Corporation
Joint winners: Ryan Holt, Australian Rail Track Corporation and Laura Edwards, Metro Trains Melbourne