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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 Sunday 09 January 2011 at 19.00, with the results declared on the following day.
In order to vote you need to go into each thread and vote in the poll. If it doesn't work, please check you have logged in or that you have activated your account.
The finalists for each category are:
1. Train company of the year
Chiltern Railways
Transpennine Express
Wrexham and Shropshire
2. Railtour of the year
The Broadsman (Spitfire) - 24 April
Deltic Retro Scot 2 (Retro Railtours) - 31 May
The Capital Deltic (Spitfire) - 12 June
3. Best railway debut of the year
Class 172s
Class 380s
Opening of the extended East London line
4. Railway event of the year
Class 37 anniversary weekend at the NRM
First Great Western diversions during Reading blockade
Series of events to celebrate the 175th anniversary of the GWR
5. Most disappointing event of the year
Cancellation of the Wolverton open weekend
D1015 failing
The disruption during the snowfall
6. Most surprising event of the year
90045 on the Pretendolino
Class 20 on passenger service to Great Yarmouth
East Coast issuing a press release stating they have been asked to run a Pendolino
7. Best railway media piece
Barry Doe's "the fare dealer" articles in Rail magazine
Eddie Stobart Trucks & Trailers (Channel 5): Lorry v Train race
Great British Railway Journeys with Michael Portillo
8. Railway personality of the year
Barry Doe
Mark Honey
Mark Hopwood
9. Meet of the year
Greater Manchester PTE challenge - 23 January
Deltic Retro Scot 2 railtour - 31 May
Super Summer London Extravaganza - 11/12 Aug
10. Thread of the year
Guess the station
Skip bashing: is it wrong?
Wheelchair passenger not allowed to board
Click here to start voting
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 Sunday 09 January 2011 at 19.00, with the results declared on the following day.
In order to vote you need to go into each thread and vote in the poll. If it doesn't work, please check you have logged in or that you have activated your account.
The finalists for each category are:
1. Train company of the year
Chiltern Railways
Transpennine Express
Wrexham and Shropshire
2. Railtour of the year
The Broadsman (Spitfire) - 24 April
Deltic Retro Scot 2 (Retro Railtours) - 31 May
The Capital Deltic (Spitfire) - 12 June
3. Best railway debut of the year
Class 172s
Class 380s
Opening of the extended East London line
4. Railway event of the year
Class 37 anniversary weekend at the NRM
First Great Western diversions during Reading blockade
Series of events to celebrate the 175th anniversary of the GWR
5. Most disappointing event of the year
Cancellation of the Wolverton open weekend
D1015 failing
The disruption during the snowfall
6. Most surprising event of the year
90045 on the Pretendolino
Class 20 on passenger service to Great Yarmouth
East Coast issuing a press release stating they have been asked to run a Pendolino
7. Best railway media piece
Barry Doe's "the fare dealer" articles in Rail magazine
Eddie Stobart Trucks & Trailers (Channel 5): Lorry v Train race
Great British Railway Journeys with Michael Portillo
8. Railway personality of the year
Barry Doe
Mark Honey
Mark Hopwood
9. Meet of the year
Greater Manchester PTE challenge - 23 January
Deltic Retro Scot 2 railtour - 31 May
Super Summer London Extravaganza - 11/12 Aug
10. Thread of the year
Guess the station
Skip bashing: is it wrong?
Wheelchair passenger not allowed to board
Click here to start voting
No worries if not, just a pet hate of mine when staying within the same site :P
