The role of primary education system in Ural railway transport in 1956-1980
The article examines the main patterns of initial vocational education system in rail transport in the period of mass electrification of railways in four areas: development of physical infrastructure of schools, improvement of engineering and teaching staff, changes taking place in the educational process and in enrollment process. The system of vocational education in transport industry managed to supply labor force specializing in new electrification-related areas to Urals railways within a short time. Graduates of railroad schools took part in implementation of the General Electrification Plan and have proven themselves as skilled workers. Improvement of the engineering teaching staff was carried out through raising their educational level and deepening the technical knowledge. Under the influence of transport industry modernization processes, new fields of study and new disciplines emerged in railway schools, the training term of young workers increased.