Siemens Welcomes New Apprentices to Goole Rail Village

Siemens Mobility has welcomed 25 new individuals from across the UK and Ireland to its apprenticeship programme.

The intake contributes to the 175 apprentices already on the programme and builds on the 150 who are already enrolled on different apprenticeship programmes.

35 apprentices are stationed at the company’s Goole Rail Village, where they are actively engaged in assembling trains for Transport for London’s Piccadilly line.

Mark Speed, General Manager at Siemens Mobility’s Goole Rail Village, said:

We’re committed to creating a powerful pipeline of talent and a lasting legacy of skills for our business and the wider industry. That’s why we have brought on board apprentices from the early days of the Goole project and continue to do so. This latest intake at Goole further contributes to our ongoing investment in developing young talent to help shape the future of the UK rail industry.

Apprentices in our earlier cohorts are already making a significant impact in their teams, here at Goole and elsewhere in the business, and it’s fantastic to see their development and progress since joining us. We’re excited to support our newest recruits as they begin their journey, and we can’t wait to see what they all go on to achieve.

80% of the new Piccadilly line trains will be assembled in Goole, where the company will also assemble the majority of future battery bi-mode train orders for the UK.

Goole Rail Village aims to create up to 1,000 new jobs in the East Riding of Yorkshire, alongside the provision of roughly 1,700 supply chain job opportunities. Apprentices on-site will be given the chance to gain experience in a number of roles including Mechanical Fitter, Engineering Fitter, Maintenance Support, Manufacturing Technician, and Warehouse Management.

Level 3 Engineering Fitter Apprentice Maisie Eastwood, 16, from Goole, said:

The main thing that attracted me to Siemens was the opportunity to work on London Underground trains. The idea of helping to build something which thousands of people will benefit from every day is so exciting. Being from Goole, it’s amazing to now have Siemens on my doorstep. It’s crazy to think this small town that not many people have heard about is playing such a big part in the transport network!

Although I’m a female in an industry which is still quite male-dominated, I don’t feel like I’ve ever been treated differently. Everyone has been really supportive. One of my supervisors is a woman and I love seeing her briefing and leading the team – it’s really inspiring having so many women in senior positions at Siemens to look up to.

Siemens took its first batch of apprentices on board in Goole in 2020 during the early stages of Rail Village development; the majority of which have now progressed onto permanent roles within the business.