{"id":251785,"date":"2025-07-15T20:24:05","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T10:24:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/railuk.com\/?p=179884"},"modified":"2025-07-15T20:24:05","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T10:24:05","slug":"siemens-mobility-inspires-next-generation-of-engineers-in-goole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=251785","title":{"rendered":"Siemens Mobility inspires next generation of engineers in Goole"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Team members at Siemens Mobility\u2019s Goole Rail Village have sparked interest among local schoolchildren in exciting careers in engineering.<\/p>\n

Together with national charity Primary Engineer, Siemens Mobility has delivered an engaging programme in primary schools in Goole and the surrounding area aimed at inspiring the next generation of train designers and engineers.<\/p>\n

This year, Siemens Mobility worked with 13 schools to teach children about opportunities in engineering, while also building teachers\u2019 knowledge of the field. The programme saw STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) Ambassadors from Siemens Mobility deliver workshops, engaging with around 400 children and around 30 teachers across the school year \u2013 culminating in the largest celebration event for the initiative to date, held at Snaith Sports Hall, near the Goole Rail Village.<\/p>\n

Working together over five years, Siemens Mobility and Primary Engineer have engaged with almost 30 schools, more than 2,000 children, aged 5-11, and 80 teachers.<\/p>\n

Natalie Thornton, operations support manager at the Goole Rail Village, said: \u201cSupporting programmes like Primary Engineer is an important part of Siemens Mobility\u2019s mission to transform rail travel and transport in the UK \u2013 giving children, who have usually had no exposure to engineering, the opportunity to get hands on, and learn from professionals who have years of experience.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis year has been particularly exciting as we\u2019ve seen the programme grow significantly. We now have 21 fully-trained STEM Ambassadors, with a strong representation of female engineers, which is fantastic for inspiring girls to consider engineering careers.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s especially meaningful to see some of our team members giving back to the community by working with children and teachers at schools they used to attend. It shows the full circle opportunity that engineering can provide and, after five years of this programme, I\u2019m hoping to start seeing some of these children coming through as apprentices in the future. That would be the ultimate success story.\u201d<\/p>\n

The programme involved engaging schoolchildren in rail-themed engineering projects and concepts, including the design, testing and evaluation of miniature trains.<\/p>\n

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Nick Donnelly, a STEM consultant working on behalf of Primary Engineer, said: \u201cPrimary Engineer has a vision for every child from early years through to secondary education to have what we call the \u2018engineering bug\u2019 \u2013 we want to inspire and motivate them to become engineers.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s really important that businesses like Siemens get involved in this. They fund the training and resources, which allow us to connect with schools in the locality and train teachers to deliver activities specifically focused on upskilling them in their STEM and Design Technology (DT) skills.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are many misconceptions and stereotypes about engineering \u2013 people typically think of an engineer as a man with a hard hat and tools. But engineering is much more than that. Through programmes like this, we broaden children\u2019s understanding so they can see something that fits for them and hopefully encourage them to pursue engineering.\u201d<\/p>\n

Siemens Mobility has committed up to \u00a3240 million in investment to make the Goole Rail Village an industry-leading centre of excellence, bringing up to 1,000 jobs to East Yorkshire as well as around 1,700 supply chain opportunities.<\/p>\n

New Piccadilly line trains for Transport for London, which will transform travel on the London Underground, are being assembled at Goole. Siemens Mobility also plans to build all future main line trains for the UK at the East Yorkshire site, including new battery bi-mode trains that it has calculated could save Britain\u2019s railways \u00a33.5 billion and 12 million tonnes of CO2 over 35 years.<\/p>\n

Siemens Mobility is committed to making a deep and lasting difference to the local community in Goole, including through programmes such as Primary Engineer.<\/p>\n

Siemens Mobility Mechanical Fitter and STEM Ambassador Darren Patterson said: \u201cHaving grown up in Goole I wanted to get involved with the programme to give something back to the town and hopefully impart some of my knowledge to the next generation.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s particularly special because I was assigned to work with Parkside Primary School, which is the school both myself and my daughter attended. My daughter is now in her final year of university so it feels like a full circle moment, to go back and help the next generation of children in Goole.\u201d<\/p>\n

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