Golden Whistle Winners 2018!

DRS received the Golden Whistle Award for the fifth time running in London where they were officially declared “The Best Performing Rail Freight Operator”, taking home the prestigious award.

Organised by the Institute of Railway Operators in conjunction with Modern Railways Magazine, the annual event celebrates operational excellence in the industry.           

Pictured above from left: Paul Johnson DRS, Stephen Harold DRS, Neil Dodd DRS, Hayley McDermott DRS, David Hunter Network Rail, Jules Graham Network Rail, Anwarr Ahmed Network Rail, David Neale Tesco and Barry Earl DRS. Official photography by Tony Miles.

The Golden Whistle is awarded on consistent arrival times at destination over the previous 12 months during which DRS were declared more reliable than any of our competitors. The award also recognises the hard work and dedication of the DRS workforce and the vital roles played to ensure our services get to their destination on time, as well as the strong investment in reliability of the DRS fleet of locomotive.

_{Pictured above from left: Paul Johnson DRS, Anwaar Ahmed Network Rail and James Abbott Modern Railways. Official photography by Tony Miles.}