The Australian Railway Association (ARA) has released the finalists for the 2022 Australasian Rail Industry (ARI) Awards.
The awards are presented by the Australasian Railway Association; Institution of Railway Signal Engineers Permanent Way Institution – NSW; Rail Industry Safety and Standards Board; Rail Track Association Australia; and Railway Technical Society of Australasia.
Winners will be announced at this year’s ARI Awards Gala Dinner on Wednesday 14 September, held at Crown Towers in Melbourne.
| The finalists are:
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)
Career Achievement Award (ARA)
- Winner will be announced on 14 September
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