We spoke to Jack Bates, an Apprentice Technician with Hitachi Rail Can you describe your role in a few words? To maintain a fleet of the new class 800 trains running on the East Coast Mainline What were you doing prior to your Apprenticeship? I was doing a Business Degree, Read more…
We spoke to Daisy Carter, Engineering Rail Technician with Jacobs Can you describe your role in a few words? My role involves producing design drawings on the Align C1 HS2 Main Works Civils Contract for the HS2 project using 2D and 3D modelling. What were you doing prior to your Read more…
We spoke to Caiden Tate, Degree Apprentice with Atkins Can you describe your role in a few words? I am an apprentice working in the bridges and civils practice of transportation at Atkins. What were you doing prior to your Apprenticeship? Prior to my apprenticeship I studied Maths, Physics and Read more…
We spoke to Arran Lees, civil engineering technician with SYSTRA Can you describe your role in a few words? I am a civil engineering technician, providing support to civil engineers working mainly on HS2 as part of the highways team. What were you doing prior to your Apprenticeship? Before starting Read more…
Our latest report – High Speed Rail: Net Zero Voices – make clear that given the transport sector is the nation’s largest single emitter of greenhouse gases, high speed rail has a significant responsibility to minimise its environmental impact through innovation, and ultimately to set new, higher standards for green transport.
With contributions from politics, business and environmentalism, the report shows (more…)
We spoke to Sadar Ali, Advanced Manufacturing Apprentice with Alstom Can you describe your role in a few words? I work as a qualified Train Driver and Test Technician on our test track, test driving our trains to make sure that all systems are functioning correctly. I am also involved Read more…
It has been confirmed that a decision by Hs2 to move more material by rail into construction sites near Aylesbury will take the equivalent of an extra 28,500 lorries off Buckinghamshire’s roads and save 9,680 tonnes of carbon emissions. The move to cut lorry numbers will help reduce disruption for communities Read more…
We spoke to Parmdeep Shocker, Quality Apprentice with Balfour Beatty Vinci (BBV) Can you describe your role in a few words? My role is help ensure that HS2 is delivered at the quality promised to the client. What were you doing prior to your Apprenticeship? Before I started my apprenticeship Read more…
We spoke to Naomi Tassa, a Project Controls Degree Apprentice working for Atkins. Can you describe your role in a few words? I update, monitor, maintain and communicate schedule data on P6 to ensure project consistency, performance, and achievement of deliverables. What were you doing prior to your Apprenticeship? Prior Read more…
New polling undertaken by Opinium on behalf of the High Speed Rail Group shows that the decision to cancel HS2’s Eastern Leg has undermined the people of Yorkshire’s faith in the Government’s levelling up agenda, with 42% of those with an opinion opposed to the scheme’s curtailment, as opposed to Read more…