Finalists announced for 2022 Australasian Rail Industry Award

Customer Service Excellence Award (ARA)

• Sydney Trains – Customer Promise
• Metro Trains Melbourne – Community collaboration with Waverley Industries
• Transport for NSW –Mobile Boarding Assistance Application
• Keolis Downer Adelaide – Keolis Downer Adelaide Customer Excellence
• John Holland Group – Eliwana Railway Track Works, Train Control and Signalling

Rail Innovation of the Year Award (ARA) 

• ARTC – KM2ME app pinpoints track worker safety and productivity
• Arc Infrastructure – Digital Twin
• Laing O’Rourke – SiteHive
• Sydney Trains – Asset Lifecycle Optimisation for Track Asset Management
• Metro Trains Melbourne – EV120 – MTM’s track evaluation vehicle
• Sydney Trains – Carriage Load Project

Sustainability and Environmental Excellence Award (ARA) 

• North Western Program Alliance – Bell to Moreland Level Crossing Removal Project
• Transport for NSW – Sydney Trains Electricity & Net Zero Emissions Initiative
• Downer – Evolution Rail Consortium
• Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) – Inland Rail  
• Southern Program Alliance – Additional Works Package 2 – Edithvale, Chelsea and Bonbeach level crossing removals

Employee Engagement Excellence Award (ARA)

• Keolis Downer Adelaide – Driver Competency and Signals Passed at Danger project
• Sydney Trains – Enterprise Track Worker Safety Program
• Rail Control Systems Australia – CECIL – Communication Exchange for Communication, Information & Learning
• Metro Trains Melbourne – Metro’s Annual Performance Improvement Plan
• Sydney Trains – Maintenance Operations Strengthening Plan

Diversity and Inclusion Excellence Award (ARA)

• Downer – Women on Track: A ground-breaking program facilitating employment of women in the traditionally male dominated rail industry
• Jacobs – Everyday Respect Program
• Transdev Australasia – Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Transdev
• Level Crossing Removal Project – Engineering Pathways Industry Cadetship (EPIC)
• Keolis Downer – Yarra Trams introduces part-time Tram Driver roles to improve female participation
• GHD – Excellence in Inclusion & Diversity
• John Holland Group – The John Holland Gender Affirmation Policy and Toolkits
• Bowen Rail Company – A Next Generation Rail Business

Safety Excellence Award (RISSB)

• Sydney Trains – Worker Improvement Outcome – Possession Improvement Team, Sydney Trains for the GPS Possession Limits Markers
• Metro Trains Melbourne – Wellbeing Program Incorporating Mental Health – Trauma Guidebook
• Aurizon – Safety Leadership Program/Initiative – Aurizon, Leading for Safety program
• ARTC – Safety Leadership Program/Initiative – ARTC, Inland Rail Safety and Wellbeing program
• PTA WA – Industry Safety Professional of the Year – Bronwyn Trlin, PTA WA
• Metro Trains Melbourne– Safety Initiative by a Young Rail Employee (Under 30) – Deborah Loats, Metro Train Melbourne for the fatigue risk management program
• Downer –Industry Safety Professional of the Year – Toni McKiernan, Downer

Wellbeing in Rail Award (TrackSAFE Foundation)

• Alstom Transport – H.O.P.E (Help Our People Engage) Program
• Southern Program Alliance – SPA COVID-19 Response
• Metro Trains Melbourne – Train Driver Trauma Recovery Guidebook
• Sydney Trains and NSW TrainLink – Gold Mental Health First Aid Skilled Workplace

Freight Rail & Heavy Haul Excellence Award (ARA) 

• Arc Infrastructure – Digital Twin
• Rio Tinto – The Gudai-Darri Rail Project 
• Martinus – Carmichael Rail Network (CRN) Project
• ARTC – KM2ME app pinpoints track worker safety and productivity
• Rio Tinto – Grinding Quality Analysis (GQA) developed by the RTIO Rail Network Maintenance Team
• Bowen Rail Company – Greenfield Railway

Young Achiever Award (PWI NSW)

• Melissa Bong – WSP
• Farhan Ranman – KPMG
• Chris Wills – John Holland Group 

Supplier Excellence Award (ARA) 

• Monash Institute of Railway Technology
• Agonics
• SMEC Australia
• Alium Works

Infrastructure Project Excellence Award (ARA) 

• North Western Program Alliance – Bell to Moreland Level Crossing Removal Project
• ARTC & John Holland – North East Rail Line Upgrade
• Rio Tinto – The Gudai-Darri rail project 
• Metro Trains Melbourne – REFCL project
• John Holland Group – Claremont Station Project
• Southern Program Alliance – Southern Program Alliance 
• Parramatta Connect – Interface Manager Parramatta Light Rail Infrastructure – Stage 1 Works

Passenger Operations Excellence Award (ARA)

• Metro Trains Melbourne
• Transport for NSW
• Queensland Rail
• Kelios Downer Adelaide
• V/Line Corp
• Keolis Downer Yarra Trams 

Young Rail Professional Award (RTSA)

• Jonathan Chan
• Cristin Williams
• Kelly Douglas 
• Jane Gillepsie
• Ryan McLvor

Signalling and Systems Engineering Excellence (IRSE)

• Sandesh Koyande – John Holland Group
• Peter Rimkevicus – Metro Trains Melbourne
• Chris Gordon – Metro Trains Melbourne

Emerging Rail Specialist Award (RTAA)

• Andrew Lagos
• Donna Daly

Career Achievement Award (ARA) 

• Winner will be announced on 14 September