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East Midlands Trains pioneering new apprenticeship scheme to increase train driver numbers

NEW Rail Minister Andrew Jones had the chance to understand the challenges of train driving as he took the controls of a High Speed Train simulator on November 29.

The minister was visiting the East Midlands Trains (EMT) academy to launch a new apprenticeship

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