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…
HS2 MINISTER NUSRAT GHANI MP CONFIRMED THE GOVERNMENT’S COMMITMENT TO INTEGRATING HS2 AND NORTHERN POWERHOUSE RAIL, STATING IT IS “COMPLETELY FALSE TO SAY THE NORTH CAN’T HAVE BOTH PROJECTS” VOICES FROM THE NORTH AND MIDLANDS CAME TOGETHER TO CALL FOR HS2 TO BE COMPLETED ALL THE WAY MAYOR OF GREATER Read more…
High Speed Rail Industry Leaders’ fourth annual conference will take place in Manchester on Tuesday 18 June. Register here to secure your space. Through a programme of keynote addresses and panel discussions, this free conference will focus on bringing together supporters of HS2 and promoting the connection between HS2, Northern Read more…
Local, regional and national political leaders joined HSRIL at an event in Birmingham to present a positive and compelling message about how HS2 is the ‘missing piece’ in bridging national connectivity divides. The event, at which a giant jigsaw was unveiled, highlighted that for the UK to get the full Read more…
As part of our ongoing support for the National College for High Speed Rail, Siemens recently offered students the opportunity to visit both their National Training Academy for Rail and Kingsheath Traincare Facility. Students were able to see the two generations of EMU Rolling Stock on site (Class 319 and Read more…
This year our members committed to supporting the National College for High Speed Rail to deliver a number of “meet the industry” days. The college provides training and work experience to learners aged 18 and above in all aspects of what makes a modern railway, so not just engineering and construction, but Read more…
Our Parliamentary reception saw enthusiastic backing for the HS2 project from Ministers and MPs including the Secretary of State for Transport Chris Grayling MP; HS2 Minister Nusrat Ghani MP and Shadow Secretary of State for Transport Andy McDonald MP. The reception highlighted how HS2 will provide a long-term opportunity to Read more…
HSRIL held a number of fringe events at both Conservative and Labour Party Conferences this year, in partnership with the Railway Industry Association. Designed to show industry’s continued support for the HS2 project – the events offered an opportunity for MP’s to engage Read more…