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The Railway Interiors Innovation and Excellence Awards 2008 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 can be put forward by anyone working in the rail interiors sector – the shortlist is compiled by the readers and editorial team of Railway Interiors International magazine.
These entries will be judged by a panel that includes experts from rail media, research and education institutions, and rail passenger groups from every major rail market in the world. The winners will be announced at a free reception and networking event in the early evening of November 5th.
The categories for the Awards are as follows:
• Passenger Comfort Innovation of the Year
• Safety/Accessibility Feature of the Year
• Passenger Infotainment Innovation of the Year
• Refurbishment of the Year
• Security Innovation of the Year
• Design of the Year
• Passenger Service Innovation of the Year
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The Railway Interiors Innovation and Excellence Awards 2008 ceremony will take place in front of an audience of expo visitors, exhibitors and VIPs at a reception in the exhibition hall on 5 November 2008.
The Awards are organised by UKIP Media & Events Ltd, publisher of Railway Interiors International and organiser of Railway Interiors Expo.
Visitors to the exhibition will be handed a ballot paper when they arrive and will be encouraged to visit the stands of companies who have entered products for this award.
Voting will close at 4pm on 5 November 2008 and the winner will be announced at The Railway Interiors Innovation and Excellence Awards 2008 reception at the end of the day.
2007 Award Winners:
Design of the Year: Avant Premiere for the Paris MF2000 LRV
Passenger Comfort Innovation of the Year: VR Ltd. for their family carriage concept
Infotainment innovation of the Year: Icomera for their mobile WiFi installations for SJ and GNER
Environmental Breakthrough of the Year: Alstom for their Coradia Lirex platform
Safety & Accessibility Innovation of the Year: Fogtec for their fire suppression system for TransRapid
Security Innovation of the Year: Infoglobal for the Madrid Metro security system
Catering Concept of the Year: Multi-Rail for the Pendolino bar carriage design
Railway Interiors Expo Innovation of the Year (voted for by show visitors): Sovereign Planned Services for their ergonomic catering trolley concept. |
