Taking place in Crewe, our conference this year focused on ‘Delivering HS2 in Full: Spreading Prosperity and Driving Growth’, and featured a full day of keynote speeches, panel discussions and networking. Chaired by Sameena Ali-Khan, and with keynote speeches from Mark Thurston, CEO, HS2 Ltd and Henri Murison, Northern Read more…
Our recent panel event – can transport investment deliver the levelling up agenda – explored how increased transport investment in all parts of the country can deliver the Government’s flagship policy. Hosted by the University of Leeds, and Chaired by RIA North’s Richard Carr, the panel featured contributions from: Henri Read more…
Our Annual Conference at Birmingham’s Think Tank Science Museum focused on the theme of ‘Delivering Europe’s biggest infrastructure project’. The day highlighted the importance of HS2 as a transformative project at both national and regional levels, one that is essential to achieving the Government’s goals of levelling up and achieving Read more…
The High Speed Rail Group hosted its first annual High Speed Rail Apprentice Networking Event (HSRAN) recently at the Align JV South Portal site. Made up of talks, panel discussions and a range of activities, apprentices and graduates from our network were provided with the opportunity to meet and network Read more…
The latest in our ‘In Conversation With…’ virtual event series focused on the skills and jobs that will be created over the lifetime of the HS2 project. Toby Perkins MP, Shadow Apprentices and Life-Long Learning Minister, and Neil Robertson, Chief Executive of the National Skills Academy for Rail were joined Read more…
The High Speed Rail Group hosted an event to consider the growing demand and market for international high speed rail, and lessons that can be learnt and applied in the UK context. The event brought together Dyan Crowther, CEO at HS1 Ltd, Clive Roberts from the University of Birmingham and Mark Smith (the Read more…
Our latest online panel event was arranged to coincide with the UN’s International Day of Women and Girls in Science, as part of our ongoing work to increase the representation of women in the sector, and involved female apprentices from our HSR Apprentice Network. The session was Chaired by Jo Read more…
The next in our online In Conversation With… event featured Scotland Office Minister, Iain Stewart MP, Alastair Young, Transport Scotland and Jim Steer, HSRG Director. This 1-1 interview and audience Q&A was chaired by columnist and broadcaster Ayesha Hazarika – and provided a timely opportunity to discuss Anglo-Scottish high speed Read more…
Our latest online panel event was arranged jointly with HS2 Ltd to coincide with International Women in Engineering Day – and is part of our ongoing work to increase the representation of women in the sector. The panel was made up of senior women from our membership and female apprentices Read more…
A group of apprentices today delivered a letter to Grant Shapps, the Transport Secretary, urging him not to scrap the “transformational” HS2 project that is “part of all our futures”. Arguing that their “voices should be heard” in the ongoing debate around HS2’s future, the apprentices, all working for High Read more…