McGinley joins the industry to take part in Big Rail Diversity Challenge 2018

arlier this month, a team from McGinley Support Services competed in their third consecutive Big Rail Diversity Challenge, which took place on 7 June.

Held at the East of England Arena in Peterborough, the event aims to promote diversity in the rail industry by having teams with equal numbers of men and women compete in a range of challenges.

The event is described by its founders Women in Rail in association with Nimble Media as “a crossover between ‘It’s a Knockout’ and ‘Krypton Factor’”, and the challenges are as diverse as the people taking part in them.

There is a mix of mental challenges, from escape rooms and pub quizzes to physical events, such as a school sports day and Zorb relay –topped off by some more bizarre challenges like 7 seater bike riding and a Zumba dance-off.

The team gave it their all and after the final challenge, it was an anxious wait for the winner to be announced with such a close competition throughout the day.

McGinley found themselves in 4 ^th place out of a record 56 teams, only trailing leaders “off the rails” from Bombardier/TfL by 20 points. 

Big Rail Diversity Challenge 2018  - Top 10 

COMPANY NAME	TEAM NAME	SCORE
BOMBARDIER/TFL	OFF THE RAILS	279
SCS RAILWAYS (TEAM 1)	SCS – SO CALLED SPARTANS	269
SCOTRAIL	THE SCOTRAIL SUPERSTAR SQUAD	263
MCGINLEY SUPPORT SERVICES	MCGINLEY MAVERICKS	259
COLAS RAIL UK	C.R.U (COLAS RAIL UK)	257
MORGAN SINDALL (TEAM 2)	HUNTINGDON EAST COASTERS	254
AMEY (TEAM 1)	RAGS TO SWITCHES	253
MORGAN SINDALL (TEAM 1)	WERRINGTON EXPRESS	250
SOUTHEASTERN RAILWAY (TEAM 1)	SOUTHEASTERN JETS	249
EAST MIDLANDS TRAINS	LIVIN' LA VIDA LOCOMOTIVE	248