To the 120th anniversary of the Vologda Technical School of Railway Transport

Vologda Technical School of Railway Transport — a branch of the PSUPS, one of the oldest educational institutions of secondary vocational education in the region, traces its history back to 1902, this year it turns 120 years old. Over the years of its existence, the educational organization has experienced different periods of its development, closely related to the history of the country, with the stages of development of railway transport. Loyalty to traditions, the ability to work for the future allow the college to be among the leading educational institutions of secondary vocational education in the country, this is confirmed by its graduates who successfully realize themselves in the railway industry. Some of them became doctors and candidates of sciences, heads of structural divisions of JSC “Russian Railways”, heads of factories, heads of depots, heads and masters of workshops, high-class machinists.

The article presents an essay on the 120-year history of the Vologda Technical School of Railway Transport. The experience of the teaching staff in the field of formation of a highly qualified specialist in demand in the modern labor market is summarized. The achievements of the teaching staff and students at the present time are demonstrated. The article is based on scientific literature, historical sources and regulatory legal acts. 

1. The website of the newspaper Vologda gubernskie vedomosti. Archive. 1902;7. URL: https://www.booksite.ru/vgv/pageview.php?y=1902&m=5663&p=50855&r (Date of address: 16.10.2022). (In Russ.).

2. Zheleznyakova Yu.A., Malakhov V.A. Vologda Technical School of Railway Transport in the fi rst years of its existence. Our history lines / ed. col.: S.T. Vorobyova et al. Vologda, PGUPS Emperor Alexander I, 2019;10-20. (In Russ.).

3. Nominal lists of students of the Vologda Technical Railway School from 1902 to 1921 inclusive. The State Archive of the Vologda region. Fund 303, inventory No. 1, storage unit 13.

4. Materials and documents of the funds of the Museum of the Vologda Technical School of Railway Transport.

5. Podolsky V.M., Konasov V.B. Labor and feat of frontline medics. Moscow, Prometheus, 1990;68. (In Russ.).

6. Zheleznyakova Yu.A., Sorokin A.A. Vologda Technical School of Railway Transport during the Great Patriotic War. Our history lines / ed. col.: S.T. Vorobyova et al. Vologda, PGUPS Emperor Alexander I, 2019;45-64. (In Russ.).

7. We have something to be proud of: dedicated to the 75th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War / Regional public organization “Club of business friends of Vologda community”. Vologda, Desnitsa; Cherepovets, Cherpovets, 2020;124-138.

8. Shilovsky V.P. Forge of “steel” personnel: Vologda Technical School of Railway Transport — 100 years. Krasny Sever (Mirror). 2002;2. (In Russ.).

9. Bykov B.V., Kulikov V.F. The design of the mechanical part of cars: tutorial. Moscow, Educational and methodological center for education in railway transport, 2016;248. (In Russ.).

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11. Kishkina O.V., Shamov D.A. Sports achievements of students and graduates of the Vologda Technical School of Railway Transport // Our history lines / ed. col.: S.T. Vorobyova et al. Vologda, PGUPS Emperor Alexander I, 2019;65-72. (In Russ.).