Network Rail has launched a series of educational videos to help teachers promote engineering in the classroom.
The 15 videos are available to view on YouTube and each aims to bring to life how all the different aspects engineering helps to keep Britain’s railways running.
Viewers will see operations in depots, on track and in laboratories and manufacturing plants to illustrate the challenges in an engaging and informative way.
Stories range from how Network Rail controls trains to level crossing design, how rail is manufactured, and what materials are used and how they help build and maintain the tracks.
The videos are part of a wider schools engagement programme including STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths), ambassadors, involving our young engineers and technicians in career fairs and events in order to bring what is learnt in the classroom into real life, and show the career options available, and encourage the very best talent to join the rail industry.
Steve Yianni, director, engineering, said:
“As an engineer I believe passionately we have a responsibility to support education beyond our own workforce, in schools and colleges, to encourage the next generation to get into engineering and show how it applies in the real world.
“I am deeply concerned that so many young people that we meet at careers events are not really aware of what role engineering plays in every day life and have never considered a career in this field, despite showing a great aptitude for maths and science.”
