{"id":61545,"date":"2024-05-17T12:03:37","date_gmt":"2024-05-17T12:03:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/?p=61545"},"modified":"2024-05-17T12:50:29","modified_gmt":"2024-05-17T12:50:29","slug":"national-train-day-university-of-sheffield-chugging-through-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/index.php\/2024\/05\/17\/national-train-day-university-of-sheffield-chugging-through-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: National Train Day: University of Sheffield chugging through competition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Last Saturday, the UK observed National Train Day, a celebration\u00a0of locomotive-related activities and history.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Amtrak, an American federal rail service, began this holiday in\u00a0both the US and the UK back in 2008, and every year since, it is held on the Saturday closest to May 10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event was originally held to celebrate the 175th anniversary of the first steam-powered passenger holding railroad in the world, which was opened in the UK in 1830.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are many minor ways to pay homage to trains on a national day like this one, whether it\u2019s booking a ticket on the cheapest EMR journey or finding a railway museum. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sheffield didn&#8217;t&nbsp;hold any celebrations this year, but some students found a way to commemorate the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A group of engineering students at\u00a0the University of Sheffield meet year-round, to coordinate, manufacture, and plan their projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They will be competing against other university teams of engineers in the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Railway Challenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The challenge celebrates its 13th consecutive year, testing each team\u2019s business knowledge, design ability, and technical skills in a live test environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"National Train Day Railway Challenge\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HboHviLRDg0?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last Saturday, the UK observed National Train Day, a celebration\u00a0of locomotive-related activities and history.\u00a0 Amtrak, an American federal rail service, began this holiday in\u00a0both the US and the UK back in 2008, and every year since, it is held on the Saturday closest to May 10. 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