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Although the vacancies are open to all, Northern is targeting its recruitment drive at school and college leavers.

Northern is looking to hire up to 16 engineering apprentices to join the team responsible for maintaining and enhancing its fleet of trains, including a hub based in Leeds. The national railway company said the apprentices will be based at Nevill Hill, which is one of five TrainCare Centres across the North of England.

Those who are selected for the role may also get the opportunity to have a closer look at the operator’s Intelligent Trains programme, which was recently launched to make rail travel safer and more efficient. It employs, among other things, the same LIDAR horizon scanning cameras used by self-driving cars and NASA to image the moon’s surface.

Jack Commandeur, engineering director at Northern, said: “These roles are a great opportunity for anyone interested in engineering to join a team of experts maintaining and developing our diverse fleet of trains. These roles will help develop the talents of budding engineers across the North of England who are looking for a career that speaks to their passion for science and technology.”

Alexandra Widdop, one of Northern’s engineering apprentices at their Neville Hill depot in West Yorkshire, said: “I’m in the third year of my apprenticeship and I love it. I’ve learnt so much from the team and I’ve had

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