--- title: "Careers in Steam: Inspiring Visit at St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Coundon" url: "https://st-joseph-s-catholic-primary-school-admin-stjoseph-2.schudio.com/news/2025-11-20-careers-in-steam-inspiring-visit-at-st-joseph-s-catholic-primary-school-coundon" school: "St. Joseph's Catholic Primary School" --- Admissions Consultation BHCET schools in County Durham [Click Here](https://stjosephscoundon.bhcet.org.uk/governance/admissions-consultation) **Tel:** 01388 602 608 **Email:** admin@stjosephscoundon.bhcet.org.uk # Careers in Steam: Inspiring Visit at St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Coundon 20 November 2025 ![](https://st-joseph-s-catholic-primary-school-admin-stjoseph-2.schudio.com/images/news/Careers_1.jpeg) As part of our **railway bicentenary celebrations**, **St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School in Coundon** was thrilled to welcome **Darrin**, the lead locomotive engineer for the iconic **Sir Nigel Gresley steam locomotive**. Darrin shared fascinating insights into his career journey, explaining what it takes to **restore and maintain historic steam engines**. Our pupils were captivated, asking thoughtful questions such as: - *“What route did you have to take to become an engineer?”* - *“What qualities would I need to do this job?”* This special visit gave our children a unique opportunity to learn about **engineering careers**, the importance of **heritage railways**, and the skills needed to work in this exciting field. We are grateful to Darrin for inspiring the next generation and helping us celebrate **200 years of railway history** in such a memorable way! [Extracurricular](https://st-joseph-s-catholic-primary-school-admin-stjoseph-2.schudio.com/news/tag/extracurricular) [Trips](https://st-joseph-s-catholic-primary-school-admin-stjoseph-2.schudio.com/news/tag/trips) [ Shakespeare Comes to Life in Durham!](https://st-joseph-s-catholic-primary-school-admin-stjoseph-2.schudio.com/news/2025-10-22-shakespeare-comes-to-life-in-durham) [¡Hola Amigos! Celebrating Spanish Day at St Joseph’s Coundon ](https://st-joseph-s-catholic-primary-school-admin-stjoseph-2.schudio.com/news/2025-11-21-hola-amigos-celebrating-spanish-day-at-st-joseph-s-coundon) ![St. Joseph's Catholic Primary School](https://files.schudio.com/st-joseph-s-catholic-primary-school-admin-stjoseph-2/images/logo/Bishop_Hogarth_and_Hexham_Logo_new_(1).png) ### St. Joseph's Catholic Primary School Victoria Lane Coundon Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 8NN 01388 602 608 - [Online Payments](https://www.mychildatschool.com/MCAS/MCSParentLogin) - [Teams FAQs](https://bhcet.org.uk/information/teams-faqs/) - [Office 365](https://outlook.office365.com/carmel.org.uk) - [Remote Access](https://remote.carmel.org.uk/) - [Liturgy](https://liturgy.bhcet.org.uk/) ### Social Media - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/StJosephsCoundon) - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/stjosephs_coundon/) ### Translation ### Office 365 [Sign in to Office 365](https://outlook.office.com/) © Copyright 2025–2026 St. Joseph's Catholic Primary School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://st-joseph-s-catholic-primary-school-admin-stjoseph-2.schudio.com/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)