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 The Railway Interiors Innovation and Excellence Awards are designed to recognise and reward the rapidly increasing sophistication of railcar interior design, equipment, technology and furnishings.
Covering every class of passenger rail vehicle from urban tram to high-speed train, nominations were put forward by anyone working in the rail interiors sector.
| Image above: VR’s Marketing Manager, Pietari Kauste, picks up the award for Passenger Comfort Innovation of the Year 2007. |
2008 Award Winners:
Design of the Year: Siemens Transportation / RENFE
Passenger Comfort Innovation of the Year: LPA Excil
Safety / Accessibility Innovation of the Year: Nurnberg Metro (VAG) / Siemens
Security Innovation of the Year: Bombardier – Sekurflo
Passenger Infotainment Innovation of the Year: SNCF & suppliers
Refurbishment of the Year: Thalys International & suppliers
Passenger Service Innovation of the Year: Virgin Trains
Innovation of the Year: Sovereign Planned Services On Line Ltd
2008 Shortlist:
The 2008 shortlist, compiled by the readers and editorial team of Railway Interiors International magazine comprised of:
Design of the Year
- Siemens & RENFE - AVE Series 130 high speed train interiors
- Creactive Design & Iarnród Éireann - 22000 Class DMU interior design
- Tricon Design & Beijing Dongzhimen Airport Express Rail Co - Beijing Airport ALRT interiors
Passenger Comfort Innovation of the Year
- Clerprem SpA – new seat for Thalys/SNCF
- LPA Excil – LED lighting systems for SNCF
- Rail Research UK – new passenger carriage simulator
Refurbishment of the Year
- Lantal Textiles and Bern-Lötschberg-Simplon (BLS) railway – LED carpets used in BLS refurbishment
- Vitalo Industries – ICM 1 & 2 refurbishments for NS – various components
- Thalys International & Suppliers – Thalys fleet refurbishment
Safety / Accessibility Innovation of the Year
- Vitalo Industries – emergency brake cover units for Budapest Metro
- Nürnberg Metro (VAG) – new automatic trains’ passenger safety features
- DART / Kinkisharyo – Accessibility features in SLRV modifications programme
Passenger Infotainment Innovation of the Year
- SNCF and Suppliers – Connexions WiFi service on TGV Est
- Network Zone Relations / Arriva Denmark – new WiFi service
- Focon, Chinese Railways – In-seat infotainment systems
Security Innovation of the Year
- Amtrak – overall enhanced security programme
- Axis Communications – Security systems for Moscow Metro
- Bombardier Transportation - SEKURFLO transit security solution for LUL
Passenger Service Innovation of the Year
- Tokyo Metropolitan Area / JR East – PASMO™ electronic ticketing
- Virgin Trains – overall passenger service excellence
- Mr. Lalu Prasad Yadav, Indian Minister of Railways – 11th Five Year Plan
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