Global Light Rail Awards 2023 Wednesday 4 October

We had a fantastic night recognising excellence and innovation in the global light and urban rail sector and celebrating with guests and finalists across the world...

The ONLY awards dedicated to recognising achievement, innovation and excellence across the light rail and urban transit sector was held on 4th October 2023 and was, as ever, a glamorous evening where we played host to some of the brightest and best across the LRT world.

We saw over 150 entries from 12 countries submitted to be considered for our awards and, as our judges commented again this year, 'you do not make it any easier'.

The entries this year were of an extremely high calibre and choosing those to be shortlisted was no easy task.

The awards ceremony itself was held at the HAC in London and hosted by renowned broadcaster, journalist and light rail enthusiast Nicholas Owen. Over 250 guests and dignataries from across the light rail world gathered to pay tribute to those companies and individuals whose dedication and innovation shone through.

Over 17 categories, our winners and highly commended entries were called to the stage to recieve their awards which are an established mark of excellence across the sector.

You can see our final Honour Roll here and congratulations to all of our finalists!

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Explore our 2023 Honour Roll here

Check out our full album of photos from GLRA 2023

We asked some of our winners to describe what winning a Global Light Rail award meant to them...

Team of the Year Award winners 2022

Keolis Downer Gold Coast, operator and maintainer of the Gold Coast light rail system (G:link) were very proud to be recipients of the 2022 Global Light Rail Awards – Team of the Year (Customer Service).

We were thrilled to be recognised globally at the award Ceremony in London and extremely proud of the outstanding work our team does each and every day keeping our network safe and getting our passengers home safely.

Meet our 2023 sponsors and supporters....

Check out our Honour Roll in 2023

Why should you enter the Global Light Rail Awards?

Winning a Global Light Rail Award adds prestige to any organisation, making you stand out from the crowd and acting as a calling card. Being recognised for your excellence (and that of your team) by our expert judging panel lets you show off to the world why others should choose to work with you.Known for their commitment to rewarding innovation and achievement from every corner of the industry, these light rail and urban transit 'Oscars' recognise everything from outstanding individual contributions by those on the front line, to major engineering achievements on some the world's biggest mega-projects.

A mark of excellence for authorities, operators and suppliers, the Global Light Rail Awards offer your organisation the chance to be honoured amongst your peers across a range of categories which celebrate the passion and dedication which makes our sector so special

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Read about 2022's event...

For 2022, the expert judging panel deliberated over almost 100 entries across 17 categories, noting that “this is yet another tough year to select the winners from so many excellent entries. There is so much sparkle between them and so many interesting and innovative things here for us all to take away; it really is inspiring.”

Organised by Mainspring and supported by Tramways & Urban Transit, our host was once again respected broadcaster and journalist Nicholas Owen. The headline supporter was London Trams operator Tram Operations Limited, with category sponsors from many disciplines across the sector.

Global Light Rail Awards Director Matt Johnston added: “In what has been an enormously challenging year for everyone, it was amazing to see the leading figures of the industry in person."“Despite the challenges of the past 18 months, the innovation, hard work and ingenuity within the sector has continued at a pace which all the judges agreed was staggering. All this year’s entrants have proven that our colleagues across the world have the ability to be at the forefront of mobility in the years to come.”

Why not check out the full report as published in TAUT No. 1020 to read all about the winners, their ideas and the impact of the awards on their business.

Read the full 2022 report here