The first tunnel boring machine (TBM) in the Midlands has now been launched, brought in to dig a one-mile tunnel under Long Itchington Wood in Warwickshire as part of Phase 1 of the HS2 project. The TBM is named ‘Dorothy’ after Dorothy Hodgkin, who in 1964 became the first British Read more…
HS2’s construction partner for the West Midlands – Balfour Beatty VINCI (BBV) – has announced it has hundreds of new jobs to fill across its supply chain. With local job vacancies ranging from apprenticeships, to site operatives and office-based support roles, BBV is encouraging residents to step forward and consider Read more…
We welcome the publication of the Government’s Transport Decarbonisation Plan, in particular its recognition of the important role that modal shift in favour of low carbon transport, alongside important investments including rail electrification, will play in the journey to net zero. The publication is a useful step in that journey, Read more…
We spoke to Samuel McCabe, a Mechanical Design and Engineering Apprentice working in Wolverhampton for Alstom: Can you describe your role in a few words? I carry out design for refurbishment and modernisation of trams and trains. What were you doing prior to this? Prior to my apprenticeship I attended Read more…
As part of its innovation programme, HS2 Ltd is working with design and technology SME, CCD Design & Ergonomics and station designer WSP to develop efficient and stress-free ‘wayfinding’ for the quarter of a million people who will use the new 14-platform super-hub in North West London each day. The Read more…
HS2 Ltd began the search for small innovative firms and start-ups to become part of the third cohort to join its Innovation Accelerator programme. In partnership with Connected Places Catapult and Bruntwood SciTech, HS2 Ltd is looking for five SMEs to develop new thinking, technology and processes in how data Read more…
HS2 Ltd has launched the 2,000 tonne tunnel boring machine (TBM) ‘Florence’ from it’s South Portal site next to the M25 in Hertfordshire, the first of 10 giant tunnelling machines that will dig 64 miles of tunnels between London and the West Midlands. Named after nursing pioneer Florence Nightingale – 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…
We spoke to Obedience Aruna, a Graduate Engineer working for Telent in Leicester: Can you describe your role in a few words? As contractors for Network Rail Telecom we deliver the renewal of legacy telecommunications equipment by designing new IP infrastructure producing both high and low level designs. What were Read more…
We spoke to Catherine Burrin, a rail apprentice from our Apprentice Network, based in London, and working for Thales. Can you describe your role in a few words? I am currently working in telecoms on the London Underground. What were you doing prior to your apprenticeship? When I left school, Read more…