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LANDER's Area Manager Elena, is sitting in one of the carriages on the London Underground as it makes its way to Paddington. As she browses the news on her mobile, she sees that the Madrid Metro has just reached its 96th birthday. 96 years old! It can't possibly be true that such a modern transport system has existed for so long, she thinks. The Madrid Metro opened its doors on 31 October 1919, with a route that ran between Cuatro Caminos and Sol, and 56,220 tickets were sold on that day alone.

How come children are able to memorise 721 types of Pokémon, relate them to each other and classify them in generations, but they can't remember the 118 elements of the periodic table?

Day after day, transport companies work continuously to ensure quality training adapted to the 21st century. Technological progress is enabling tools such as simulators to become an ever more accessible solution for companies of all sizes and in all sectors.

This year National Express held its annual convention for all of its divisions at ALSA's installations in Spain, an event that has been held outside the UK for the first time. The bus company from Asturias, which started in 1923, currently transports more than 144 million passengers and is present in most of the European Union and Northern Africa.

This is perhaps the most intuitive principle of learning, traceable to ancient Egyptian and Chinese Education, with records dating back to approximately 4.400 and 3.000 B.C, respectively.

A recent newspaper article invited us to reflect on the following headline: "The bus driver's loneliness". As the headline well states, loneliness is the day to day routine of these professionals; establish the route, hands on the wheel and start driving. It is the same for the drivers of trains or other means of transport, barring some differences.

Simulation evolves together with the rail industry towards the excellence and improvement in security.  

A company usually has a series of goals that are established at the start of the year and their achievement depends on its performance. The goals are usually general, a group, but also individual.