ATOC National Cycle-Rail Awards
– the background

The Association of Train Operating Companies’ (ATOC) National Cycle-Rail Awards recognise the progress made by the rail industry and associated organisations towards encouraging the integrated use of bikes and train travel.

The rail industry has held similar awards since 1997, when the Cycle Mark award was launched. They ran in that form for three years and, following a break in 2000, were re-started in 2001 with the support of the Strategic Rail Authority (SRA).

Another break in 2003 was followed in 2004 by the creation of the Connections awards, which were sponsored by the SRA and ATOC. 2010 is the sixth year of the National Cycle-Rail Awards and their overall sponsorship by ATOC. Entries and nominations have risen since ATOC’s involvement, reflecting the industry’s changing approach to cycles and trains.