 modern railways golden spanner awards we have won a total of 68 golden spanners in the years since they commenced in 2024 we won golden spanners ex br dmu south western railway class 159 0 ex br emu south western railway class 455 1st generation new emu govia thameslink railway class 387 1 wild card northern class 150 silver spanners ex br emu nothern class 323 1st generation new dmu cross country class 170 