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National Railway Museum unveils train of the future!
The National Railway Museum’s (NRM) Learning team has been working closely with pupils from Lakeside Primary School, to come up with designs of what train travel will look like in the future!
The challenge, which has been sponsored by Porterbrook, saw pupils from the school work with Hugh Jart artists to design a futuristic train. The students’ ideas have been used to inspire an interactive model that will go on display at the NRM.
Following a series of NRM and school-based workshops, small groups produced 3D models of their designs, from which ideas were taken to make the final full-sized model, which will act as an internal exhibition space.
The Porterbrook Portable Engine, ‘Velocity’ has been designed so that it can be used for educational outreach activities and later in the year the ‘engine’ will also be out and about at different locations.
This coming Tuesday (17 July) the Porterbrook engine will be unveiled to the public for the first time by pupils from Lakeside Primary School, Clifton Moor.
The NRM’s New Audience Development Officer, Claire Oxley, said:
“Not only was this a creatively fun challenge, it also allowed the pupils to delve deep into the development of train designs throughout the years, seeing them research technology from Mallard to Maglev.
“The new Porterbrook Portable Engine, ‘Velocity’, will not only make a fantastic new exhibit in the Museum, but also offer a great resource for future education and learning activities.”
Karen Jackson, Commercial and Marketing Co-ordinator for Porterbrook, added:
“We are delighted to be working with the NRM’s Learning Department on the development of this futuristic train, which will give students of all ages the opportunity to work interactively through various activities and workshops. We believe that projects such as Velocity serve to enhance the understanding of the railway and underpin the importance of rail transport.”17 July 2007