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Individual Award Previous Winners

2011 Individual Award Winner

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The recipient of the prestigious 2011 RTSA Individual Award for his outstanding contribution to the Australian rail industry is Mr. David Marchant.

2010 Individual Award Winner

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The recipient of the 2010 Individual Award is Mr. Vince O’Rourke OM in recognition of his major contribution to the Australian rail industry during a distinguished career which began with the, then, NSWGR where he rose through the ranks to the position of Group General Manager Freight in the State Rail Authority of NSW.

2009 Individual Award Winner

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Mr. Graham Tew has been awarded the RTSA Individual Award for 2009 in recognition of his outstanding contribution, initially to the work of the BHP-Melbourne Research Laboratories, and latterly to the Institute of Railway Technology at Monash University.

2008 Annual Individual Award Winner

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Dr. Martin Murray

Dr. Martin Murray is the recipient of the RTSA Individual Award for 2008 in recognition of his significant contribution over a period of more than thirty years towards the education and training of rail infrastructure engineers through his work at the James Cook University in Townsville, the University of Central Queensland in Rockhampton and the Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane.

2007 Annual Individual Award Winner

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  Mr. Peter Martinovich

The winner of the 2007 Individual Award is Mr. Peter Martinovich, Deputy Project Director, New MetroRail Project, Public Transport Authority of Western Australia.

2006 RTSA Indivdual Award Winner

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Mr. David Ferris

Mr. David Ferris has been awarded the RTSA Individual Award for 2006, which is presented in recognition of the outstanding achievement of an individual in the railway industry.

2005 RTSA Individual Award Winner

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Mr. Vince Graham

Mr. Vince Graham is the winner of the RTSA Individual Award for 2005 in recognition of his outstanding record of achievement as a railway engineer, planner, administrator & leader in a career that spans some 35 years.

2004 RTSA Individual Award Winner

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Mr Peter Mutton

Mr. Peter Mutton is the winner of the RTSA Individual Award for 2004 in recognition of his significant contribution towards the advancement of the railway industry through research work and professional affiliation both in Australia and overseas.

2003 Individual Award Winner

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Mr John Hoare

The winner of the above Award is Mr John Hoare, Managing Director of Concord Consulting.

John has had a distinguished career spanning some 45 years in the railway industry, filling many and varied engineering, executive and advisory roles, mainly in Western Australia but latterly with wider national involvement.

2002 Individual Award Winner

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Mr David O’Grady

The RTSA Annual Individual Award for 2002, which is presented in recognition of the outstanding achievement of an individual within the railway industry, goes to Mr David O’Grady.