The winners have been announced for the 2023 Australasian Rail Industry Awards in Melbourne.
The 2023 awards featured 16 categories recognising individuals, organisations and rail projects in the areas of diversity and inclusion, sustainability, passenger, infrastructure, innovation, supply, customer experience, freight, signalling and systems engineering and safety.
Australasian Railway Association (ARA) Chief Executive Officer and ARI Awards judging chair Caroline Wilkie said almost 800 people gathered in Melbourne on Wednesday night to congratulate the 16 winners of the highly anticipated awards.
“The ARI awards celebrate the incredible organisations and individuals who have gone above and beyond to ensure we continue to deliver a high-quality rail network that is safe, efficient, innovative and sustainable,” Wilkie said.
“The talent of this year’s nominees reflects an industry that is working harder and smarter as we forge ahead on a once-in-a-generation $154 billion pipeline of projects to support greater use of rail across our passenger and freight networks.”
The full list of winners
Career Achievement Award:
Sponsored by Frauscher
Supported by the Australasian Railway Association (ARA)
Kevin Reeves, Arc Infrastructure
Young Achiever Award:
Supported by Permanent Way Institution (PWI NSW)
Benson Wong, John Holland
Emerging Rail Specialist Award:
Supported by Rail Track Association Australia (RTAA)
Kershan Pillai, Mott MacDonald
Young Rail Professional Award:
Supported by Railway Technical Society of Australasia (RTSA)
Ryan Spooner, Arup
Signalling and Systems Engineering Excellence Award:
Supported by Institution of Railway Signal Engineers (IRSE)
Moemedi Goitsemang, WSP
Safety Excellence Award:
Supported by the Rail Industry Safety and Standards Board (RISSB)
New Ways of Working Project Team, Metro Trains Melbourne
Customer Service Excellence Award:
Supported by the Australasian Railway Association (ARA)
SPA MURL City Loop closure, Metro Trains Melbourne
Employee Engagement Excellence Award:
Sponsored by Rio Tinto
Supported by the Australasian Railway Association (ARA)
Seconds Count project, Sydney Trains
Freight Rail Excellence Award:
Sponsored by Port of Melbourne
Supported by the Australasian Railway Association (ARA)
Autonomous Rail Container Wagon, Arc Infrastructure
Supplier Excellence Award:
Sponsored by John Holland Group
Supported by the Australasian Railway Association (ARA)
Enterprise Trackworker Safety Blindsight initiative Sydney Trains
Rail Innovation of the Year Award:
Sponsored by Project i-TRACE, powered by GS1 Australia
Supported by the Australasian Railway Association (ARA)
Mobile app, Go, Metro Trains Melbourne
Sustainability & Environmental Excellence Award:
Sponsored by Acciona Rail
Supported by the Australasian Railway Association (ARA)
The Link Alliance, Sustainability on the City Rail Link project
Diversity & Inclusion Excellence Award:
Sponsored by Training Ahead Australia
Supported by the Australasian Railway Association (ARA)
Train Crewing Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Program, Sydney Trains
Passenger Operations Excellence Award:
Supported by the Australasian Railway Association (ARA)
Metro Trains Melbourne
Infrastructure Project Excellence Award:
Supported by the Railway Technical Society of Australasia (RTSA)
Preston Level Removal Crossing Project, North Western Program Alliance
Recognising R U OK? Conversations (TrackSAFE Foundation):
Supported by TrackSAFE Foundation
Pacific National
The Awards are supported by the Australasian Railway Association, Institution of Railway Signal Engineers, Railway Technical Society of Australia, Rail Track Association Australia, the Rail Industry Safety and Standards Board and the Permanent Way Institution (NSW).