Thank you all for your nominations; it was great to receive so many. All of your nominations have been collated and the top three from each category have been used to go forward to the polls where the overall "winner" will be chosen.
Voting will close on 31 December 2009 at 22.00, with the results declared on New Years Day.
The finalists for each category are:
If you don't wish to vote in a poll, feel free to skip it and move on to the next one.
Voting will close on 31 December 2009 at 22.00, with the results declared on New Years Day.
The finalists for each category are:
- TOC of the year
Grand Central
Northern
Wrexham & Shropshire - Railtour of the year
Kernow Growler - 27 June (Spitfire)
Retro Avon Grid - 04 May (Retro Railtours)
Western White Rose - 05 December (Pathfinder) - Railway related site of the year
End of the Line - http://www.wnxx.com/
RailUK - http://www.railforums.co.uk/
Subterranea Britannica Disused Stations - http://www.subbrit.org.uk/sb-sites/stations/sites.shtml/ - Gallery of the year
CraigS - http://craigrailpics.fotopic.net/
Mumrar - http://www.trainpics.net/
Snapper - http://paulbigland.fotopic.net/ - Best railway debut of the year
Class 70s for Freightliner
Class 378s for London Overground
High Speed 1 Domestic services - Most disappointing event of the year
Demise of Class 60s
National Rail Enquiries website changes
Oldham Loop closure - Most surprising working
Class 37s from Bristol to Weymouth
Cumbrian flooding loco hauled services
Pair of MaK diesel locos hauling a Eurostar train to St Pancras - Best railway media (TV or Radio) piece
"Loco Toledo" adverts for Southern
Lord Adonis' All Line Rover
Top Gear Tornado/car/motorbike race - Best station
London St Pancras
Manchester Piccadilly
York - Railway event of the year
Eastleigh 100
National Express being stripped of East Coast franchise
Workington North station opening - Railway journalist of the year
Barry Doe
Nigel Harris
Roger Ford - Meet of the year
Sheffield Red Dot Day - 28 August
West Yorkshire Metro Challenge - 13 August
Zone 1 Tube Challenge - 23 July - Thread of the year
'Grand Central Discussion' - http://www.railforums.co.uk/showthread.php?t=15690
'Ticketing Anomalies - Starting a journey short' - http://www.railforums.co.uk/showthread.php?t=28645
'The Random Loco Preservation Society!' - http://www.railforums.co.uk/showthread.php?t=27888 - Most disappointing event of the decade
Demise of GNER on the East Coast
Hatfield accident
Operation Princess - Best event of the decade
Commencement of Open Access operations
Opening of High Speed 1
West Coast Main Line upgrade
If you don't wish to vote in a poll, feel free to skip it and move on to the next one.