OUR 2026
WINNERS
The 2026 Excellence Awards took place at the Old Thorn hotel and resort.
MC’d by TV presenter Marcus Bentley.
Committed to
Our Customers
Conor Rye
R02(S) – Surbiton
Waterloo Team
Robert Risk, Kehinde Solu, Dave Edwards, Jim Brewster
Anis Mosta and Andrey Awuku Atiemo
Metro and Commercial Guard, Waterloo
Camille Clennon
Rail Operator 2(S) – Raynes Park
Loraine Hawker
Ticket Office – Wool
Dedicated to safety
Mat Ryan
Operations Investigation and Audit Manager, SBC
Wessex Infrastructure Change Team
Network Rail – Melanie Shaftoe, Kevin Zerafa, Chae Johnstone, George Long, Sarah Jason, Chris Martin
George Longden
Rail Operator 2(S), Weymouth
Setting the
highest standards
Kelvin Philips
Train Response Technician, Waterloo
Matt Trundell
Conductor/Assessor, Ryde, Isle of Wight
People Services Coordinators
Southampton
Great leadership
Salisbury Station Management Team
Sean Harden, Shelly Baldwin, Sarah Cocomazzi, Andrew McLachlan, Daniel Holmes
Mathew O'shea
Guards Manager, Bournemouth
Supportive of Each Other
Driver Instructor Team
Wimbledon Park Depot
Jenni Eastman
Customer Service Team Leader, Southampton
ACCOUNTABLE PERFORMANCE
Readiness and Resilience/Business Continuity Team
South Western Railway and Network Rail – Ross Liddell, Richard Davies, Ruby Dempsey, Gabriella Dichello
Ed Baah Owusu
Senior Procurement Manager, Southampton
Laura Haskins
Materials Assistant, Salisbury
Special Directors Recognition AWard
455 Farewell Tour Team
Chris Cox, Rhiannon Evans, Phil Dominey
