Here is this year's panel of judges:
Roger Lascelles Transport consultant and analyst
Dr. Bernhard Rüger TUV Insitute for Railway Engineering
Fritz Utzeri Editor, Revista Ferroviaria magazine
Dong Yeqing Editor, World Railways magazine
Stanislav Zapletal Assistant Editor, Railvolution magazine
Oliver Sellnick Director of Railway Undertaking, UIC
Phillippe Herrisse Asst. Editor, La Vie du Rail magazine
Josef Schneider European Affairs Officer, Pro-Bahn
Markus Hecht Professor, Rail Transport, TU-Berlin
Sebastian Belz Consultant & journalist
Derek Wheeler Media Officer, Platform 11
Gianfranco Berto Editor, Tutto Treno magazine
Luigi Morisi President of ASSIFER
Paul Leenders Design Consultant, NedTrain
Prof. Manuel S. Pereira EURNEX Pole Leader, Passenger Comfort
German Nutels Transport Editor, RZD-Partner magazine
Barbara Sheat Publisher, Railways Africa magazine
Pilar Lozano Carbayo Editor, Via Libre magazine
Bertil Hylén Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute
Christian Wolmar Leading transport commentator