On 23 November 2022 representatives of the National Railway Heritage Awards and other bodies gathered at Hanwell station in west London for the formal unveiling of the plaque awarded at the NRHA award ceremony in December 2021.
The unveiling ceremony was to recognise The London Underground Award for Operational Enhancement 2021 awarded to Transport for London and MTR for the works connected with access and improvements related to the introduction of the Elizabeth Line service.
The unveiling of the plaque was part of a joint unveiling with Ealing Civic Society who had awarded their 2021 Award for the borough’s building projects.
The event was well represented with Andy Savage MBE, the NRHA Chair joining Nigel Holness, Managing Director of the Elizabeth Line, Ann Chapman, Chair of Ealing Civic Society, Edmund Bird, TfL Heritage Manager and Councillor Deidre Costigan, Cabinet Member for Climate Change, Ealing BC to unveil the plaques.
All the above spoke about their respective organisations input to the project and the success and impact both locally and in the wider realm that the project had created.
Also present were representatives of the Contractors and Project Team and members of the MTR and TfL teams.
With the unveiled plaques are seen, from left to right, Edmund Bird (Heritage Manager TfL), Nigel Holness (Managing Director, Elizabeth Line), Ann Chapman (Chair, Ealing Civic Society), Councillor Deirdre Costigan (Ealing Borough Council, Cabinet Member for Climate Change) and Andy Savage MBE (Chair, National Railway Heritage Awards).
Hanwell station – the winner of the London Underground Award for Operational Enhancement at the 2021 National Railway Heritage Awards.