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At the end of another year, we wish you a Merry Christmas and best wishes for the new year.

Christmas has arrived early at LANDER. A new person has just joined the commercial and marketing team. His name is Andoni Larrarte and from now on he will be the Area Manager for the entire South-east Asia and Oceania region.

“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” – Lao Tzu. And the first step that Protección Mutual and Lander took together was in 2009.

Today BKK, Budapest tram system responsible organism, presents the tram driving simulator unit with an inauguration event that has generated a lot of interest. Municipal authorities are present in this event, such as Dr. Balázs Szeneczey, Deputy Major of Budapest, and representatives from the companies BKK and BKV, Dr. Kálmán Dabóczi, CEO of BKK, and Tibor Bolla, President and CEO of BKV.

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.