Engineering is a great career for a woman, says TransPennine’s McElroy

Mechanical engineer Stacy McElroy is used to being a standout individual. As a student she was just one of a handful of women on her course at UMIST - now the University of Manchester.

Now she is among just 10 women to have been part of the Association of Train Operating Companies’ prestigious graduate engineering training scheme in its six-year history.

The 25-year-old’s experience on the course has ranged from spanner wielding to designing an important safety improvement on trains...

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