Our Awards

Our teams work hard to deliver a great service to our passengers. Here are some of the awards we have achieved recently.

2012

Rail Business Awards

• Winner of Rail Business of the Year: Southern
• Winner of Safety and Security Excellence of the Year: Eyewitness and the Safer Travel Team
• Winner of Environmental Innovation of the Year: Environmental Champions and Environmental Strategy
• Highly Commended for Internal Communications Excellence: Southern's approach
• Highly Commended for Rolling Stock Excellence: Class 313 fleet

London Transport Awards

• Highly Commended for Public Transport Operator of the Year: Southern
• Highly Commended for Contribution to Sustainable Transport: Southern's environmental achievements

Marketing Excellence Awards

• Winner of Automotive/Transport Marketing Excellence Award: Southern Adventure campaign

2011

Loo of the Year

• Winner of Best On Train Toilet: Southern's Class 377 fleet
• Winner of Best Railway Station Toilet: Lewes Railway Station

Cycle Rail Awards

• Winner of Best Station Travel Plan Measure for Cycling, Purley Station Travel Plan
• Highly Commended for Station of the Year, Purley Station

Rail Staff Awards

• Winner of Depot Staff of the Year: Heather Neely, Train Carer Supervisor

National Transport Awards

• Highly Commended for Frontline Employee of the Year: Ken Holmes, Revenue Protection Officer
• Highly Commended for Station of the Year: Streatham Hill

National Rail Awards

• Winner of the Environmental Excellence Award: Southern's Environment Champions
• Winner of Medium Station of the Year Award: Brighton Station
• Winner of Outstanding Personal Contribution: PC Steve Jarvis, BTP member of Southern's Safer Travel Team
• Highly Commended for Outstanding Personal Contribution Award: Heather Neely, Brighton Train Care Depot
• Highly Commended for Putting Passengers First Award: Accessibility Improvements
• Highly Commended for Safety Award: Eyewitness, Low-Level Crime Reporting System
• Highly Commended for Project of the Year Award: Class 313 Refresh Programme

Railway Industry Innovation Awards

• Winner of the Passenger Experience Award: Southern’s Accessibility Improvements
• Winner of the Cross Industry Partnership Award: Eyewitness Crime Reporting System

Rail Business Awards

• Winner of Integrated Transport Excellence Award: Station Travel Plans

2010

National Rail Awards 

• Winner of the Medium Station of the Year Award: Eastbourne Station
• Winner of the Small Station of the Year Award: Bexhill Station
• Winner of the Innovation Award: Southern’s Class 377 Ice Mode
• Winner of the Putting Passengers First Award: Southern’s Priority Seating Scheme

National Transport Awards

• Winner of the Travel Information and Marketing Award: Loco Toledo
• Highly Commended for Frontline Employee of the Year: Barry Jones, Area Station Manager

London Transport Awards

• Winner of the Technology Award: Southern’s depot real time display
• Highly Commended for the Transport Team/Partnership of the Year: Station gating schemes with Southern, DfT and TfL

ACORP Community Rail Awards

• Winner of the Passengers Matter Award: Southern’s Priority Seating Scheme
• Winner of the Outstanding Railway Staff Award: Simon Cullen, Station Manger
• Runner up for the Outstanding Railway Staff Award: Barry Jones, Area Station Manager
• Runner up for the Best Station Retail Outlet Award: Hackbridge Station Veg Van
• Runner up for the Best Adoption Group Award: Aldingbourne Trust
• Runner up for the Local Station Environment Award: Kenly Station and Riddlesdown Common

Loo of the Year

• Winner of the England Railway Station Award: Sutton Changing Places Toilet

The Railway Industry Innovation Awards

• Highly Commended for the Passenger Experience Award: Sutton Station’s Changing Places Toilet

Network Rail Partnership Awards

• Highly Commended for the Best Project Award: Uckfield Station