Awards

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us for our RFG Awards Dinner and helped make it such a success.

The full list of 2026 award winners is:

Business of the Year
Winner: DCRail
Driving Rail Freight Growth
Winner: Network Rail – Access Charge Discount Policy
Runners-up: DC Rail; Direct Rail Services and Tesco
Rail Freight Innovation
Winner: Railfreight Consulting Ltd and RSSB
Runners-up: VTG Rail UK and Knorr-Bremse Rail Systems UK; Network Rail, GB Railfreight and TEF Gauging
Safety Excellence
Winner: ABP, Tata Steel and DB Cargo UK
Sustainability and Environmental Excellence
Winner: Maritime Transport
Runners-up: DP World Southampton; Breedon Hope Cement Works
Rail Freight Project of the Year
Winner: Fishbone – HS2 project
Runners-up: GB Railfreight – National Seasonal Treatment Transformation Project; Network Rail, GB Railfreight, DP World, Freightliner and DB Cargo UK.
Outstanding Individual Contribution
Winner: Julian Worth
Runner-up: Jess Lippett, Network Rail
Young Rail Freight Professional
Winner: Jozef Ochwat, Hutchison Ports UK
Runner-up: Alister Johnson, GB Railfreight
Lifetime Achievement Award
John Smith, GB Railfreight