ðə pɹˈoʊɡɹæm ɡˈeɪnd nˈæʃənəl pɹˈɑːmɪnəns ɪn fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti sˈɛvən wɛn ɪt stˈɑːɹɾᵻd tɹˈeɪnɪŋ spˈɛʃəl klˈæs ɹˈeɪlweɪ ɐpɹˈɛntɪs mᵻkˈænɪkəl ænd ᵻlˈɛktɹɪkəl ˌɛndʒɪnˈɪɹz.
The program gained national prominence in February 1927 when it started training Special Class Railway Apprentice Mechanical and Electrical Engineers.