 the winners of the annual modern railways golden spanner awards were announced at the fourth friday club meeting held on friday 27th 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 12 of the 17 available awards including an additional golden spanner awarded to mark the class 458s achievements in being the most reliable emu four years in succession 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 new generation emu london midland class 350 2 new generation dmu cross country class 170 wildcard abellio greater anglia class 90 dvt mk3 set silver most improved fleet ex br emu south west trains class 158 ex generation dmu greater thameslink railway class 377 6 7 new generation emu transpennine express class 170 bronze lowest service impact new generation emu c2c class 357 new generation dmu greater thameslink railway class 171 intercity great western railway hst 