 the winners of the annual modern railways golden spanner awards were announced at the fourth friday club meeting held on friday 25th november the awards celebrate the efforts of train maintenance teams depots and rolling stock leasing companies for train reliability this year porterbrook picked up a total of 8 of the 16 available awards porterbrook strives to consistently get the best out of its rail vehicle portfolio for the satisfaction of its customers and the travelling public and these results reinforce porterbrooks reputation as industry leader on fleet performance we would like to thank our partners and customers for their contribution in achieving this success gold most reliable fleet ex br emu south west trains class 455 ex br dmu south west trains class 159 0 intercity greater anglia mk3 90 dvt wildcard virgin trains east coast hst silver most improved fleet ex br dmu northern class 155 ex generation dmu south west trains class 458 5 bronze lowest service impact new generation dmu greater thameslink railway class 171 intercity great western railway hst 