Train Operator of the Year is a rail transport industry award to recognise excellence among train operating companies of the United Kingdom. The award has been presented as part of the Rail Business Awards since 1997.
Greater Anglia and Chiltern Railway have both won the award three times. East Anglian railways (including Greater Anglia, Abellio Greater Anglia and Anglia Railways) have won the award a record seven times.
A similarly named award is also presented by the Rail Delivery Group as part of that organisation's National Cycle-Rail Awards to recognise work in encouraging the use of bicycles and trains as a commuting solution.
Winners YearWinnerRunner-up / Highly CommendedRef1999Midland Mainline2000Anglia Railways2001Chiltern Railways2002Chiltern Railways2003Anglia Railways2004London Underground2005Eurostar2006Freightliner2007Virgin Trains West Coast2008Northern Rail2009First Great Western2010Northern Rail2011South West Trains2012First TransPennine Express2013Abellio Greater Anglia2014Merseyrail2015London Underground2016London Overground Rail Operations2017Chiltern RailwaysGWR leads the pack at 20th Rail Business Awards Railway Gazette International 23 February 20182018KeolisAmey Docklands21st Rail Business Awards celebrate the hard work behind the headlines Railway Gazette International 22 February 20192019Abellio Greater Anglia2020Greater Anglia2021Greater Anglia2022TransPennine ExpressGreater Anglia2023KeolisAmey DocklandsGreater Anglia2024MTR Elizabeth LineGreater Anglia (Highly Commended)2025Greater AngliaWest Midlands Trains (Highly Commended)2026London Northwestern & West Midlands Railways
See also Regional Railroad of the Year and Short Line Railroad of the Year for comparable awards in the United States.
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