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Thursday 29 Jun 2023

Councillor visits Levenmouth Rail Link to see STEM workshops

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Councillor Colin Davidson, convener of the Local Area Committee, visited the site of the Levenmouth Rail link project to see first-hand Levenmouth Academy pupils participating in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) workshops.

The Academy pupils were part of a group of 200 students who visited the project over three-days to take part in workshops which focus on how STEM relates to the railway.

Over the course of the day, students took part in  four workshops, ranging from how technology is used to design the railway, to how it is built and maintained.

Councillor Davidson was able to observe the pupils taking part in several of the interactive workshops designed to give the young people an insight into everything that is involved in delivering and engineering project on this scale.

The £116m Scottish Government funded project has been on-site since January 2022 and many of the young people will have seen work being delivered along the six-mile route or at the two new stations in their community.

Four workshops were delivered on each of three days, facilitators from the project team shared their experiences of working within the railway with the young people and answered questions about their careers, STEM and about all aspects of the Rail Link project itself.

Councillor Colin Davidson, convener of the Levenmouth Area Committee, said “It is tremendous to see how well the young people are engaging with the project team here. This is a fantastic opportunity for them to learn first-hand all about the railway and everything that is going into reconnecting these communities to the wider rail-network.

“This project that will have a massive impact on their community and I hope that what they are learning here today inspires some of them to pursue a career in the railway.

“This project will deliver benefits for the whole Levenmouth community but it is a huge positive for all of Fife delivering better connectivity between towns across the Kingdom and links to Edinburgh  for better access to access to education and employment.”

Joe Mulvenna, Network Rail’s project manager for the Levenmouth Rail Link said “Seeing the young people engage in the workshops has been really great. I think many of them have been surprised to see the range of different roles there are on a project this size. From the people laying the track to the project managers and designers, there is a role to suit everyone.

“To see first-hand how we are building the railway in their community will help give them a better understanding of it and hopefully to see the impact these six miles of track and two new stations will have for the future of their town.”