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European Rail Congress Presents Awards to APTA Members

The London Underground, SNCF in Paris, and the international firm Bombardier Transportation were among the recipients of the inaugural European Rail Congress Awards recently presented in London.

The European Rail Congress aims to reward and encourage European railway excellence and innovation. The winners of each of the 19 award categories were selected by a panel of members of the European Parliament from Belgium, Estonia, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom.

London Underground received the European Metro Operator of the Year for its record-breaking ridership, service delivery, customer satisfaction, and excess journey time reductions.

SNCF received two awards: European Regional Operator of the Year for its Mulhouse tram-train, which provides seamless commuter travel options for accessing the city and intermodal connections, and Excellence in Marketing for its “Selling the Dream with the ticket initiative.” Voyages-sncf.com has formed partnerships with music venue Olympia, the French rugby league, and Guide Michelin, leading to increased traffic to the partner organizations.

Bombardier Transportation took the Excellence in Technology award for its FLEXX Tronic WAKO system in Switzerland. Flexx Tronic Wako is an active mechatronic tilting/roll compensation system, developed with cooperation from Liebherr, that allows double-deck trains in particular to run faster on curves.

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