European Railway Award
The European Railway Award is an award that has been given since 2007 by the Community of European Railways , UNIFE and the European Rail Infrastructure Managers (EIM) for special services to the railway industry .
The prize was awarded in the two categories "Politics" and "Technology" and was endowed with 10,000 euros each , which went to a non-profit institution of the winner's choice. From the 2018 award year, only one award will be awarded.
Award winners
| year | technology | politics |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Jean Dupuy (F) | Karel Van Miert (B) |
| 2008 | not forgiven | |
| 2009 | Bengt Sterner (S) | Moritz Leuenberger (CH) |
| 2010 | Roland Heinisch (D) | Felipe González (S) |
| 2011 | Stefan Haas (engineer) (A) | Ken Livingstone (GB) |
| 2012 | François Lacôte (F) | Karel Vinck (B) |
| 2013 | Johannes Nicolin (D) | Benedikt Weibel (CH) |
| 2014 | Giorgio Diana (I) | Jacques Barrot (F) |
| 2015 | Alexander Neumeister (D) | Andrew Adonis (GB) |
| 2016 | Eric Fontanel (F) | Isabelle Durant (B) |
| 2017 | not forgiven | |
| 2018 | Gotthard Base Tunnel (CH) | |
| 2019 | Catherine Trautmann (F) | |
| 2020 | Geert Pauwels (B) | |
The previous winners of the technical award include Jean Dupuy in 2007 for the development of the first TGV and in 2009 the Swedish railway engineer Bengt Sterner as the "father" of the ERTMS system for controlling rail traffic. The political award went to the former EU Transport Commissioner Karel Van Miert in 2007 for laying the foundations for an integrated European rail market and in 2009 to the Swiss Minister of Transport (Head of DETEC ) Moritz Leuenberger for his political commitment to promoting a shift from road to rail .
In 2010 the technical prize was awarded to the former board member of Deutsche Bahn Roland Heinisch ; the political award went to the former Spanish Prime Minister Felipe González . Heinisch received his award for essential contributions to the technical development of the railways on a national as well as international level, with particular mention being made of his commitment to high-speed connections between France, Belgium and Germany. The decisive factor behind the awarding of the political prize to González was his decision to promote the Spanish economy through major investments in high-speed transport .
After the prize was not awarded at all in the 2017 anniversary year and not to one person in 2018, but to the Gotthard Base Tunnel project, the 2019 award went to Catherine Trautmann, the coordinator for the TEN-T corridor North Sea-Baltic region. In 2020 the CEO of the Belgian freight transport company Lineas received an award. He received the award for his economic success in the renovation of the former state rail freight operator and the introduction of a production system that combines elements of single wagon transport with elements of combined transport .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b UNIFE: Felipe González and Roland Heinisch receive the European Railway Award ( English ) February 3, 2010. Archived from the original on March 25, 2012. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved June 19, 2010.
- ↑ UNIFE: Press Release: Felipe González and Roland Heinisch receive European Railway Award ( English , PDF; 112 kB) February 3, 2010. Accessed on June 19, 2010. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b UNIFE: European Railway Award 2007. Europe's rail sector honors key players ( English ) October 17, 2007. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved June 19, 2010.
- ↑ a b UNIFE: European rail sector celebrates European Railway Award 2009 ( English ) January 20, 2009. Archived from the original on June 26, 2009. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved June 19, 2010.
- ↑ Geert Pauwels receives European Railway Award 2020 - European Railway Award. Retrieved March 5, 2020 .
