Crich Tramway Village Volunteer Wins Global Light Rail Award
Daniel Patterson, 21, from Worksop, has been awarded the Global Light Rail Employee of the Year Award for his work at Nottingham Express Transit, at a ceremony in London last night.
Daniel has worked at Nottingham Express Transit (NET) for nearly 4 years, having joined the company on 6th January 2014, following a two- week work experience placement in their customer services department.
After joining NET aged 17, Daniel qualified as a tram driver at 19 years old. He went on to volunteer at Crich Tramway Village as a trainee conductor at the beginning of the 2016 season and after passing out as a conductor, continues to volunteer regularly, when not working.
Daniel said: “Senior Management at Nottingham Trams approached me a few months ago and made me aware that they wanted to nominate me for the award. Last year I was a recipient of our Employee of the Month award, and was chosen as our Employee of the Year for 2016. It was off the back of this, and for the same reasons that they put me forward for the Global Light Rail Awards.
“I am absolutely overjoyed to be recognised by such a prestigious award as a stand out employee from our industry. It was a privilege to represent Nottingham Trams at the awards, and to take home such a fantastic award with them”.
NET’s Director and General Manager, Paul Robinson explained: “We’re incredibly proud of Daniel for winning this award amongst stiff competition from others working in the international light rail industry.
“It is fantastic recognition for the hard work and commitment he shows every day. His experience in our customer services team and now as a driver, has made him a real ‘people person’ and he always takes great care of anyone he comes into contact with on our system.”
Tramway Operations Manager at Crich Tramway Village, Neil White, said:
"Daniel has proved to be a great asset from the moment he started his training with us. His enthusiasm and professional approach are a pleasure to behold, helping to inspire those around him to be likewise. As to be expected, he did well in his initial training, but never for a moment thinking he already knew it all. Since passing out as a conductor, Daniel has given us a lot of his spare time, often helping out at short notice, whenever his work shift-patterns permit. He has helped us attract a new generation of young transport professionals, a number of whom have links with both the Crich Tramway Village and NET. Both organisations are continuing to benefit from links that Daniel has championed. I have high hopes that Daniel will continue to progress with us at Crich, and I look forward to seeing more of both his professional approach and his good-humoured personality.”
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