Driver and engineer graduates are helping Metro Trains Melbourne to become a world class railway network for the city.
A record number of drivers at Metro are now working across the network after the latest class of recruits graduated.
The new recruits have spent up to 54 weeks undertaking a mix of classroom-based, practical and on-the-job training, bringing the total number of drivers on the metropolitan train network to more than 1200 – the most drivers in Metro Trains Melbourne’s history.
Further driver training for the Metro Tunnel will include learning to operate in the newly installed High Capacity Signalling – the high-tech signalling system used in turn-up-and-go train networks across the world.
The class of 10 includes Marina Kelly, a former high school geography teacher who decided to try something new after seeing a social media campaign calling for more female drivers.
Not wanting to have to undertake further study at university, Kelly said Metro Trains Melbourne’s paid training program was attractive.
Fellow graduate Michael Alcorn was a station assistant for five years before deciding to fulfill a childhood ambition to be a train driver.
Metro recently clocked up a significant milestone and Australian first, recruiting its 550th female driver, a huge leap from the 26 female train drivers employed by the organisation in 2009.
This year alone, 113 drivers have been recruited and became qualified, with 139 trainees currently undergoing training and further recruitment planned ahead of the Metro Tunnel opening in 2025.
Those who have a strong safety focus and are interested in becoming a train driver can find out more at .
Meanwhile, two engineering graduates in the rolling stock and infrastructure teams are playing a key role in shaping and future-proofing the network for generations to come.
Second year mechanical engineering graduate Richard Cai is currently on his fourth rotation in the infrastructure-track maintenance team at Batman Depot.
Cai said that the program allowed graduates to express their creativity whilst continuing to build upon their skills throughout each rotation as they were being exposed to various aspects of the business.
“It is amazing to experience and be able to contribute to various projects that will optimise the rail network,” he said.
“In this current rotation I am a project engineer completing scheduling and planning, while in my previous rotation with the infrastructure team I did on-site structural inspections,” she said.
She said each rotation offers her a totally different world and learning experience.
“As a graduate I’m continuously learning and soaking it all up,” she said.
Engineering graduates with an interest in the rail industry will be able to submit their applications for the 2024 intake.
These graduates are poised to become future Metro Trains rail engineers, helping Metro shape the future to become a world class railway network for Melbourne.
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