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Places featuresYou are in: North Yorkshire > Places > Places features > On the right track!  040 saddle tank engine (1942) On the right track!Trainee railway engineers will be able to get hands-on experience in York from now on. The Yorkshire Railway Academy (YRA) has built a section of track for students to practice signalling, maintenance and emergency situations. The YRA is a partnership between the National Railway Museum and York College and already trains large numbers of rail staff in its classrooms.  Inside the signal box The new track offers a safe and authentic training environment and can simulate real track and signalling operations with access to the main line and rail network. The YRA says the facility is ideal for many training and demonstration purposes, including incident training, rolling stock, track safety and traction. It has a well-equipped signal box that can accommodate a group of 12 for training and demonstration purposes.  Professor Andrew McNaughton The new track was officially launched by Professor Andrew McNaughton, the Chief Engineer of Network Rail. He commented: "Everything about the railway as a transport system is about skilled people, they build it, they operate it, they maintain it."
"This sort of facility gives people the chance to do real hands-on initial training to understand what the railway system is. This kind of facility is absolutely fundamental to our future.β  Dr Alison Birkinshaw The Principal of York College, Dr Alison Birkinshaw, said: "Already weβre working with a large number of employers, and clearly this is a specialist facility for people working with signalling and track and people will be sent here from across the country." "Itβs very exciting. Itβs really important to us to make training as real and as useful as we can.β last updated: 09/04/2008 at 15:37 You are in: North Yorkshire > Places > Places features > On the right track!
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