Saluting the preservationists of tomorrow
Young Preservationist of the Year is a relatively recent award granted by The Trust and is presented to a person under twenty years of age who has already made a significant contribution to transport preservation.

The award not only honours the individual, but also recognises the pressing need to attract young people into the transport restoration and preservation movement if skills are to be preserved and for the movement to continue to thrive.

Stephen Johnson - the 2009 Award Winner!

The 2009 Young Preservationist of the Year is engineering apprentice Stephen Johnson. Based at the North Bay Railway, Scarborough, Stephen demonstrated his skills as project manager of the restoration of locomotive Neptune. Stephen has had a long commitment to the railway in Scarborough, while Neptune is the oldest working loco in the fleet and now the oldest diesel-hydraulic in the world.

More Awards
Young Preservationist of the Year
The winner of the previous year's award can be viewed here.

Lifetime Achievement
The Transport Trust also salutes members of the transport preservation movement who, across periods of many years, have made a sustained and major contribution. Look here to see who received a 2009 Lifetime Achievement Award from Prince Michael.