Women in Rail held its fourth award ceremony, on the evening of Thursday 30 September 2021, at the historic Roundhouse in Camden. The evening was hosted by Naga Munchetty, Journalist, Broadcaster and Television Presenter.
The event was attended by over 600 individuals from across the rail industry, coming to celebrate colleagues, teams and companies, who during the pandemic, continued to work hard to support others and to help create a more gender balanced, diverse and inclusive work culture in the UK rail sector.
In the 3 months the nomination process was open, the Women in Rail team received over 300 nominations from – and in respect of – a wide range of individuals, teams and companies in the industry. The judges commented that the calibre of the entries was truly remarkable and selecting who should be shortlisted and ultimately win was a very difficult task.
We are delighted to set out below the Women in Rail Awards 2021 shortlist:
WOMEN IN RAIL AWARDS 2021 SHORTLIST
BEST APPRENTICESHIP SCHEME AWARD
Amey Consulting
Avanti West Coast
Unipart Rail
SOCIAL INCLUSION AWARD
Barking Riverside Extension, Morgan Sindall VolkerFitzpatrick Joint Venture
HS2 / Women into Construction Young Adults Project
Transpennine Route Upgrade
FEMALE APPRENTICE OF THE YEAR AWARD
Carly Johnson – Health, Safety and Environmental Sustainability Apprentice for Balfour Beatty
Daisy Carter – Engineering Rail Technician for Jacobs
Ella Ijaz – Delivery Engineer Apprentice for Balfour Beatty
Rebecca Atkinson – Project Administrator for BAM Nuttall
Tamsin Leaman-Hewitt – Degree Apprentice for Atkins Ltd
INSPIRATIONAL MAN OF THE YEAR AWARD
Bhavin Bakhda – Rail Civils Associate Engineer, Jacobs
Dave Walsh – Customer Services Sales Advisor, Siemens Mobility
Gary Smithson – Rail Director, Morson Talent
Ian Chapman – Rail Control Systems Practice Director, Atkins Rail Consulting
Lee Piper – Senior Works Superintendent, SCS Railways
Mat Baine – CEO, CPMS part of the Egis Group
Richard Green – Customer Services Training Manager, Great Western Railway
WOMEN IN RAIL AWARD
Holly Bruce – Customer Contact & Engagement Manager, London North Eastern Railway
Karen Paton – Onboard Manager, Avanti West Coast
Nasreen Hunt – Associate Director, Arcadis
Sonia L Hazel – Assurance & Controls Manager, Network Rail
Sophie Chapman – Business Lead, Heathrow Express
Tri Stockwin – Financial Controller (Engineering Services), Network Rail
BEST GRADUATE PROGRAMME AWARD
Alstom
Siemens Mobility
Steer
Unipart Rail
TOP EMPLOYER AWARD
Amey
Jacobs
Kier Group
Northern
STM Group (UK) Ltd
RISING STAR OF THE YEAR AWARD
Anna Kuncelman – Engineer for Arup
Elizabeth Jackson – Customer Service Manager, CrossCountry
Fiona Westcough – Graduate Engineer, Atkins Ltd
Lauren Cokayne – Scheme Project Manager, Network Rail
Lily Webb – Project Manager, Transport for London
Sam Collins – Vulnerability & Safeguarding Co-ordinator for Rail Delivery Group
INSPIRATIONAL WOMAN OF THE YEAR AWARD
Bonnie Price – Scheme Project Manager for Network Rail and National Treasurer for Young Rail Professionals
Caroline Donaldson – Managing Director for West Coast Partnership Development
Lisa McAteer – Legacy and Engagement Manager for Balfour Beatty
Lorraine Humphrey – Director of Risk and Assurance (Interim) for Transport for London
Lydia Fairman – Lead Capability and Development Manager for Network Rail
