Brunel Award


The Brunel Awards are given to railway companies, to encourage outstanding visual design in railway architecture, graphics, industrial design and art, technical infrastructure and environmental integration, and rolling stock. The name is assigned to them in honour of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, founder of the Great Western Railway, and designer of the giant ship.

History

The Brunel Awards were first awarded in 1985, during the celebrations marking the 150th anniversary of the Great Western Railway.
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom presented the inaugural awards, at a ceremony in Bristol, England.
AwardsYearPlaceOrganiserOccasion
1st1985 BristolBritish Rail 150th anniversary of the Great Western Railway.
2nd1987 ViennaÖsterreichische Bundesbahnen 150 years of rail transport in Austria.
3rd1989 AmsterdamNederlandse Spoorwegen 150 years of rail transport in the Netherlands.
4th1992 MadridRENFE50th anniversary of RENFE, opening of the LGV Madrid-Seville, Expo 92 and Summer Olympic Games, 1992.
5th1994 Washington DCFoRTEFoundation for Railway and Transportation Excellence.
6th1996 CopenhagenDanske Statsbaner
7th1998 MadridRENFE150 years of rail transport in Spain.
8th2001 ParisSNCFEntry into service of the LGV Méditerranée.
9th2005 CopenhagenDanske Statsbaner
10th2008 ViennaÖsterreichische Bundesbahnen
11th2011 Washington DCCenter for Industrial Design in Transportation, Inc.
12th2014 AmsterdamNederlandse Spoorwegen, ProRail125th anniversary of Amsterdam Central Station and 175 years of rail transport in the Netherlands.

Categories

Beginning with the 2011 award ceremony, there have been five categories of award; the third category is new.