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A vast area of the Hyde Road depot is dedicated to maintaining the 204 vehicles that are based there. PETER JACKSON

Stagecoach’s engineering apprenticeship scheme has had a number of success stories over the years. Peter Jackson sat down with two of them: Stockport Fleet Engineer Ben Coghlan and Middleton Depot Engineer Jack Abbott

Who remembers being 16 years old and not having a clue what they wanted to do at 18, or where life would take them? For many of us, that was the uncomfortable reality. It didn’t matter how many leaflets careers advisors threw our way, deciding what to do seemed an impossible task at times.

Stockport Fleet Engineer Ben Coghlan and Middleton Depot Engineer Jack Abbott didn’t have that problem, though. Born into families of engineers, the pair developed an appetite for working on the tools from an early age. So, when they heard about Stagecoach Manchester’s engineering apprenticeship scheme, they put their names down and didn’t look back.
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