2023 Results
Here are the Results of the UK Bus Awards 2023. Congratulations to all the companies, organisations and individuals on the list. The winners were announced at the presentation ceremony in London on Tuesday 28th November 2023.
Bus and the Community sponsored by Heathrow
Winner, Gold Award: Behind the Bus, Stagecoach East
Winner, Silver Award: Care Experienced Travel, Arriva NE, Go NE, Nexus and Stagecoach NE
Winner, Bronze Award: OurBus Bartons
Finalist: Gloucestershire Nightstop, Stagecoach West
Finalist: LibertyBus, Tower Transit
Finalist: Youth Engagement Programme, West Yorkshire Bus Alliance
Buses for Leisure
Winner, Gold Award: Lake District services, Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire
Winner, Silver Award: Sherpa’r Wyddfa, Transport for Wales
Winner, Bronze Award: London Line 702 & Flightline 703, Reading Buses
Finalist: Breezers, Go South Coast
Finalist: Royal Highland Show, Lothian Buses
Finalist: X46/X47, Stagecoach Midlands
Culture Change sponsored by Intuitive Talent Solutions
Winner, Gold Award: Dallam Lane Depot, Warrington’s Own Buses
Winner, Silver Award: Garage Life Programme, RATP Dev Transit London
Winner, Bronze Award: Fatigue, Stagecoach London
Highly Commended: Punctuality Sprint, Arriva East and South Midlands
Finalist: Creating Connections, Stagecoach Services
Finalist: Employee Networks, Stagecoach
Finalist: High Wycombe Depot, Arriva East and South Midlands
Finalist: Keep Our People Safe, Stagecoach East
Finalist: Women’s Committee, Stagecoach London
Engineer of the Year sponsored by IRTE
Winner, Gold Award: Colin Smith, McGill’s
Winner, Silver Award: Andrew Fisher, Stagecoach East
Winner, Bronze Award: Richard Mason, Stagecoach Midlands
Highly Commended: Oliver Thong, Stagecoach London
Finalist: Jason Hodgson, RATP Dev Transit London
Finalist: Neil Wilmin, Uno
Enriching the Customer Experience sponsored by Tracsis
Winner, Gold Award: De-stressing the Bus, Transdev Blazefield
Winner, Silver Award: Improving route 442, Carlone
Winner, Bronze Award: X55, Sanders Coaches
Finalist: Accessibility, Lothian Buses
Finalist: Going digital, Stagecoach
Finalist: Simplifying Tickets, Stagecoach Midlands
Finalist: TrawsCymru T1, Transport for Wales
Environmental Innovation sponsored by CitySwift
Winner, Gold Award: Electric Transportation as a Service, National Express West Midlands and Zenobe
Winner, Silver Award: Journey to net zero, McGill’s Bus Group
Winner, Bronze Award: Hybus, Liverpool City Region Combined Authority
Finalist: Electrification of Aberdeen and Scotstoun depots, First Bus Scotland
Finalist: Electric drivetrain upgrade and solar panels, First York
Finalist: Greener depots, Stagecoach London
Finalist: Service 1, Stagecoach West Scotland
Going for Growth sponsored by Intsol Recruitment
Winner, Gold Award: FlixBus UK
Winner, Silver Award: Bluestar, Go South Coast
Winner, Bronze Award: 59, Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire
Highly Commended: Sherpa’r Wyddfa, Transport for Wales
Finalist: 100% Club, Stagecoach East
Finalist: Hi, Grant Palmer
Finalist: 36, Transdev Blazefield
Lifetime Contribution to the Bus Industry sponsored by Transport Benevolent Fund
Winner, Gold Award: John Clarfelt
London Bus Garage of the Year sponsored by Transport for London
Winner, Gold Award: Lea Interchange, Stagecoach London
Winner, Silver Award: Croydon, Arriva London
Winner, Bronze Award: Barking, Stagecoach London
Finalist: Sutton, Go-Ahead London
Finalist: Waterloo, Go-Ahead London
Finalist: Willesden Junction, Metroline
Luke Rees-Pulley Award for Top London Bus Driver sponsored by The Luke Rees-Pulley Charitable Trust and TfL
Winner, Gold Award: Marina Rudko, RATP Dev Transit London
Winner, Silver Award: Andy Beckers, Stagecoach London
Winner, Bronze Award: Thomas Brade, Arriva London
Finalist: Carmen Brigo, RATP Dev Transit London
Finalist: Karl Diamond, Go-Ahead London
Finalist: Suryakant Tank, Metroline
Finalist: Heidi Williams, RATP Dev Transit London
Finalist: Christopher Wilson, Go-Ahead London
Manager of the Year sponsored by Kemp Recruitment
Winner, Gold Award: Dawn Murphy, Stagecoach Yorkshire
Winner, Silver Award: Alan Isherwood, Transdev Blazefield
Winner, Bronze Award: Mark Mageean, Stagecoach Manchester
Finalist: Katie Cringle, Warrington’s Own Buses
Finalist: Toby France, Arriva South and East Midlands
Finalist: Joe Gilbey, Stagecoach London
Finalist: Karishma Patel, Metroline
Finalist: Sarah Taylor, Lothian Buses
Marketing Campaign of the Year sponsored by Euro Bus Expo 2024
Winner, Gold Award: Free to Explore, First Bus Scotland
Winner, Silver Award: Get ‘round for a pound, North East Enhanced Partnership
Winner, Bronze Award: YOU are not a bus driver, Go North East
Highly Commended: CAV Forth, Stagecoach Group
Finalist: Believe in Bus, Cornwall Council
Finalist: Encourage modal shift, National Express West Midlands
Finalist: Get Your Freedom – Get Your Free Bus Pass, Transdev Blazefield
Finalist: Student Campaign, Nottingham City Transport
Finalist: Your Ticket to Freedom, Stagecoach West Scotland
Partnership for Excellence: The Peter Huntley Memorial Award sponsored by Confederation of Passenger Transport UK
Winner, Gold Award: 2022 Great North Run, Arriva NE, Go NE, Nexus and Stagecoach NE
Winner, Silver Award: Youth Engagement Programme, West Yorkshire Bus Alliance
Winner, Bronze Award: Leicester Buses Enhanced Partnership, Leicester City Council with Arriva, Centrebus, First Bus, Kinchbus, Roberts Travel and Stagecoach
Highly Commended: Operation Unicorn, Lothian Buses
Finalist: 75% discount, Stagecoach East Scotland and the University of St Andrews
Finalist: Bikes on Buses, Scottish Citylink and Stagecoach with HITRANS
Finalist: Parklife festival transport, Stagecoach Manchester
Recruitment and Retention
Winner, Gold Award: Recruit Retain, Nottingham City Transport
Winner, Silver Award: YOU are not a bus driver, Go North East
Winner, Bronze Award: Driver recruitment, Brighton & Hove Buses and Metrobus
Highly Commended: Supporting refugees, Reading Buses
Finalist: Driver recruitment, Stagecoach East Midlands
Finalist: Driver simulator, National Express West Midlands
Top City Operator sponsored by Init
Winner, Gold Award: Brighton & Hove Buses
Winner, Silver Award: Lothian Buses
Winner, Bronze Award: Nottingham City Transport
Finalist: Translink
Top Express Service sponsored by Coach & Bus Week
Winner, Gold Award: AIR, Scottish Citylink
Winner, Silver Award: Clyde Flyer 901/906, McGill’s
Winner, Bronze Award: X6 Leicester-Coventry, Arriva East and South Midlands
Finalist: Manchester-Newcastle, FlixBus
Top Independent Operator sponsored by Buses
Winner, Gold Award: Sanders Coaches
Winner, Silver Award: Grant Palmer
Finalist: Uno
Top National Bus Depot sponsored by Volvo
Winner, Gold Award: Middleton, Stagecoach Manchester
Winner, Silver Award: Chester, Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire
Winner, Bronze Award: Milewater Service Centre, Translink
Finalist: Milton Keynes, Arriva East and South Midlands
Finalist: Northampton, Stagecoach Midlands
Finalist: Porth, Stagecoach South Wales
Top National Bus Driver: The Chris Moyes Memorial Award sponsored by Passenger Transport
Winner, Gold Award: Mariusz Losinski, Transdev Blazefield
Winner, Silver Award: Tika Gurung, Nottingham City Transport
Winner, Bronze Award: Freddie Dempsey, trentbarton
Finalist: Ben Anderton, Diamond Bus North West
Finalist: Brian Brotherston, Belfast Metro
Finalist: Clive Egan, Morebus
Top Shire Operator sponsored by Ticketer
Winner, Gold Award: Go South Coast
Winner, Silver Award: McGill’s
Winner, Bronze Award: Reading Buses
Finalist: Preston Bus
Finalist: Stagecoach in South Lancashire
Finalist: Stagecoach Midlands
UK Bus Operator of the Year sponsored by Gallagher and Allianz
Winner, Gold Award: Go South Coast
Winner, Silver Award: Brighton & Hove Buses
Winner, Bronze Award: Sanders Coaches
Unsung Hero sponsored by Backhouse Jones
Winner, Gold Award: Lee Peters, Go South Coast (Damory)
Winner, Silver Award: Karen Morrison, Abellio London Bus
Winner, Bronze Award: Gavin Brackett, RATP Dev Transit London
Finalist: Andy Allen, Arriva East and South Midlands
Finalist: Robert and Mandy Bilham, Stagecoach Yorkshire
Finalist: Nick Painter, Stagecoach Manchester
Finalist: Alison Wood, Stagecoach South Wales
Young Manager of the Year sponsored by Young Bus Professionals
Winner, Gold Award: Richard Greaves, Stagecoach Manchester
Winner, Silver Award: Lauren Watson, Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire
Winner, Bronze Award: Dan Graham, Go North East
Finalist: Christopher Beattie, McGill’s
Finalist: Amber Olney, Stagecoach East
Finalist: Reece Stannard, Stagecoach London
