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This dedicated week full of activities aims to address the skills shortage in rail-related roles and inspire a generation of young people through a series of events, visits and talks. @ NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE MONDAY 27TH JUNE 2016 WEDNESDAY 29TH JUNE 2016 Activity: ‘Maths Girl Metro Ride’ – a hands-on Activity: ‘Maths Girl Metro Ride’ – workshop for KS2 students a hands-on workshop for KS2 students Description: Maths Girls is on a metro ride and Time: 9:00-12:00pm she is facing a number of Maths challenges on Venue: St Lawrence’s RC Primary her way from ‘Home’ to ‘Ice Cream’ Station. How to School, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 2JX find 3D ‘M’ sign? Which is the shortest way to the VISIT SCHOOL platform? Who is the tallest person on a metro? THURSDAY 30TH JUNE 2016 And much more fun! Activity: Tyne and Wear Metro Control Centre Delivered by: Dr Anna Fraszczk & visit for Rail Academy students SCHOOL VISIT SCHOOL team, Newrail at Newcastle University Description: A visit arranged for students Time: 9:00am-12:00pm studying railway courses at Rail Academy to see Venue: Wingrove Primary School, how Tyne and Wear Metro is run from the control Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 9HN centre’s perspective. Delivered by: Tyne and Wear Metro Time: 10:30 am Activity: ‘Interior Passive Safety’ lecture Venue: South Gosforth Control Centre VISIT CENTRE CONTROL Description: Although statistically Rail is still the safest form of transport, recent accidents Activity: Tyne and Wear Metro Depot visit for have raised the awareness of the customer and Rail Academy students approval authorities, to the need for improved Description: A visit arranged for students Crash Safety of Rail vehicles. The main objective studying railway courses at Rail Academy to see of rail interior passive safety is to minimise the how Tyne and Wear Metro depot operates and risk of injury to all occupants in the event of an how metrocars are maintained on the site. incident. The lecture will focus on the need for Delivered by: Tyne and Wear Metro a realistic standard for Rail Passenger Rolling DEPOT VISIT Time: 10:30 am Stock interior passive safety requirements Venue: South Gosforth Metro Depot within the European market. Delivered by: Prof John Roberts, Newrail FRIDAY 1ST JULY 2016 OPEN LECTURE at Newcastle University, UK and KURail at Activity: ‘Maths Girl Metro Ride’ – Kasetsart University, Thailand a hands-on workshop for KS2 students Time: 7:00-9:00pm Time: 9:00-12:00pm Venue: Room F13, Stephenson Building, Claremont Venue: Wyndsail Place, Newcastle Road, Newcastle University, NE1 7RU upon Tyne, NE3 4QP The programme of Rail Week events in Newcastle upon Tyne is organised in collaboration with: SCHOOL VISIT SCHOOL WWW.RAILWEEK.COM Updated: 17/06/2016 This dedicated week full of activities aims to address the skills shortage in rail-related roles and inspire a generation of young people through a series of events, visits and talks. @ NORTH EAST ASSOCIATED EVENTS OTHER RAILWAY ATTRACTIONS SUNDAY 3RD JULY 2016 Activity: Family Day and Miniature Train Ride Stephenson Railway Museum Description: Come along with your family and Middle Engine Lane, North Shields, NE29 8DX friends for a miniature train ride! It is fun! https://stephensonrailwaymuseum.org.uk Delivered by: The Tyneside Society of Model and Experimental Engineers Tanfield Railway Time: 11:00am – 3:00pm Old Marley Hill, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, Venue: Exhibition Park (at the far side of the NE16 5ET lake, behind newly refurbished Wylam Brewery www.tanfield-railway.co.uk building), Newcastle upon Tyne Note: Please check the web site if the weather is bad www.tsmee.co.uk or Facebook: National Railway Museum Shildon TynesideSocietyMEE Dale Road Industrial Estate, Shildon, DL4 2RE www.nrm.org.uk/PlanaVisit/VisitShildon education Newcastle College Rail Academy, William St, ‘Head of Steam’ Darlington Railway Museum Felling, Gateshead, NE10 0JP Station Road, Darlington, DL3 6ST Website: www.ncl-coll.ac.uk/railacademy www.darlington.gov.uk/leisure-and- culture/head-of-steam research Weardale Railway Newrail – Newcastle Centre for Railway Wolsingham Station, DL13 3BL Research, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU www.weardale-railway.org.uk Website: www.newrail.org Heatherslaw Light Railway employment Forde Forge, Cornhill-on-Tweed, TD12 4TJ http://heatherslawlightrailway.co.uk Hitachi Rail Europe, Merchant Park, Aycliffe Business Park, 6UG, Millennium Way, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 And many more! Website: www.hitachirail-eu.com The programme of Rail Week events in Newcastle upon Tyne is organised in collaboration with: WWW.RAILWEEK.COM Updated: 17/06/2016.