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Hey! My name’s Sally and I'm a Signaller.

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I wanted to tell you a little bit

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about the history of education and skills on the railway.

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Nearly 200 years ago, way back in 1828,

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the Institution of Civil Engineers received a Royal Charter

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to professionalise civil engineering, including railway engineering!

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A few years later, in 1843,

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Swindon Works was established as a major

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training centre for apprentices,

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shaping generations of skilled railway workers.

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To look after railway workers and their families.

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The National Union of Railwaymen was formed in 1913,

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providing a collective voice for workers.

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In 1948,

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 the British government nationalised the railways,

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merging the “Big Four” railway companies into “British Railways”.

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More recently, in 2005, Network Rail set up the Advance

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Apprenticeship Scheme to train apprentices

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to become maintenance technicians.

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As you can see,

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there's been a lot of learnings and skills

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development on the railway

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over the past 200 years!

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If you'd like to find out more

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about how we're marking 200 years

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of passenger rail travel,

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visit railway200.co.uk