The shortlist categories are divided into FOUR groups:
Excellence Categories – These categories look at achievements in our core areas of excellence and include everything from Covid-19 Response to Social Impact.
Sector Excellence – These categories look at achievements within each individual market sub-sector and can include everything from notable business expansion through innovation to diversity and environmental initiatives.
Firms of the Year – These categories look at achievements by specific types of companies and includes everything from new market entrants to finance and legal firms.
Deals of the Year – The most notable finance and M&A deals from the research period.
*Please note that we also have awards for individuals, the winners of which will be announced in our Awards Report alongside the other category winners
Excellence Categories
COVID-19 RESPONSE
- Govia Thameslink Railway
- GTR, Siemens
- Indra/Trenes Argentinos
- London Euston
- Metrolink
- MTR Corp
- Wabtec
DIVERSITY
- Network Rail
- The Railway Industry Association (RIA) and Women in Rail (WR)
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
- G-volution and SBL-Rail
- Grimshaw
- HS1
- Indian Railways
- Maersk
- Network Rail
- VolkerFitzpatrick
INNOVATION
- Alstom
- Canadian Pacific
- Eversholt Rail
- Greater Anglia
- Hitachi Rail
- Hyperdrive
- Inmarsat
- LILEE Systems
- MTR
PRODUCT LAUNCH & R&D
- Alstom
- BB
- Cylus
- Inmarsat
- Lilee
- Sound Transit
- Transreport, RDG
- Voith
SAFETY
- Alstom
- Booth Industries
- Cylus, Egis
- HS2
- Hull Trains
- Indian Railways
- infiniDome
- LILEE Systems
- London Euston
- MTA Railroads
- Wabtec
SOCIAL IMPACT
- Network Rail
- Northern
- Transreport, RDG
Sector Excellence
DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE
- 7N Architects
- NHSRCL, JRTC
- ÖBB, Siemens Mobility
- Reaalprojekt, Nord Projekt
- Siemens Mobility, TfL
ELECTRONICS AND TECHNOLOGY
- Alstom
- Bombardier
- Deutsche Bahn
- ETCS, GSM-R
- HS2
- Inmarsat, Partners Globalsat Group, Cobham SATCOM
- Knorr-Bremse
- Network Rail
- Rail Vision
- Siemens
- Teleste
- Thales
- Wabtec
ENGINEERING
- Bombardier
- China Jingye Engineering
- HYT Engineering
- RB Rail
- ST Engineering
INFRASTRUCTURE
- Alstom
- Indian Railways
- Indra
- KiwiRail
- KONE
- KR
- L&T
- Lower Saxony Regional Transport Company (LNVG)
- Metrolink
- MTR
- Network Rail
- Railcare
- Siemens
- Skanska
- Sound Transit
- Sydney Metro
- SYSTRA
OPERATIONS
- Alstom
- Bombardier
- Cylus
- GTR
- Inmarsat
- Kawasaki
- Kone
- Lilee
- Metrolink
- MTR
- Network Rail
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
- Alstom
- Deutsche Bahn, Siemens
- FS Italiane
- HS2, UKRRIN
- LIRR
- Lower Saxony Regional Transport Company (LNVG)
- NJ Transit
- Shift2Rail, MoU
- Siemens, HI ERN
- Tata Steel, POSCO
- Е koda Transportation
TRAINS AND ROLLING STOCK
- Alpha Trains
- Alstom
- Bombardier
- CRRC Changchun
- DSB
- Hitachi Rail
- Knorr-Bremse
- Siemens
- Stadler
Firm of the Year
DISRUPTOR
- Alta Rail Technology
- Customer Clever
- Hyper Poland
- IVM
- Neuron Soundware
- Nexxiot
- Perpetuum
- RailHero
- RailPod
- Semiotic Labs
FINANCE
- Standard Chartered
- BofA Securities
- BMO Capital Markets
- Goldman Sachs
- Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
- Standard Chartered
LEGAL
- Ashurst
- Baker McKenzie
- Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
- Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
- Dentons
- Linklaters
- Norton Rose Fulbright
- Sidley Austin
- Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
- White & Case
- WilmerHale
NEWCOMER
- Hyper Poland
- Neuron Soundware
- RailHero
- RailPod
PRIVATE EQUITY/VC
- Ancala
- Connor, Clark & Lunn
- DIF Capital Partners
- Paceline Equity Partners
SME
- Motion Rail
- Neuron Soundware
- RailPod
Deal of the Year
M&A (Impact)
- Alpenglow, CC&L Infrastructure acquire USA Rail Terminals
- Alstom acquires Bombardier
- CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive acquires Vossloh locomotive division
- Lineas acquires Independent Rail Partner
- Siemens Mobility acquires RailTerm
M&A (Innovation)
- Ancala acquires Hector Rail
- Hitachi Rail acquires Perpetuum
- Modaxo acquires TTG Transportation
FINANCE
- Bombardier
- Delhi Metro
- Powys
- Rail Vision
- Russian Railways