The re-introduction of an amended High Speed Rail (Crewe – Manchester) Bill, now called the Northern Powerhouse Rail Bill, is welcome recognition that the North needs new, high-capacity rail infrastructure to support growth, improve regional connectivity and relieve pressure on the UK’s increasingly constrained rail network north of Birmingham. Modifying this Read more…
Jack Bowden Construction Management Apprentice (Person in Charge – PIC) | Balfour Beatty Long Itchington South Portal HS2 My role in a few words I work as a Person in Charge (PIC) Construction Manager, taking day-to-day responsibility for site operations. This includes leading safe delivery on site, coordinating subcontractors, managing Read more…
HS2’s giant tunnelling machine Mary Ann broke through in May – marking the end of her mission to excavate the first bore of what will soon become the longest railway tunnel in the West Midlands. The 125-metre-long machine began constructing the 3.5-mile (5.8km) Bromford Tunnel, which starts at the Warwickshire Read more…
The High Speed Rail Group Apprentice Network is designed to connect apprentices and graduates from across our member companies and provide opportunities for mentoring, networking, meeting other apprentices and sharing experiences and best practice. We spoke to Engineering Rail Technician Stefan Mirkovic Can you describe your role in a few Read more…
The first Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM), launched almost 3 years ago, broke through under the Chilterns recently, having excavated the longest tunnel on HS2 at 16km. TBM Florence is one of 10 machines excavating the 32 miles of tunnel on the new railway linking London Euston with Birmingham and was Read more…
HSRG has responded to the European Scrutiny Committee’s enquiry into the EU’s proposed new Entry/Exit System (EES). The EES will replace manual passport stamping with an automated IT system, to record when travellers enter and exit the EU area. The EU says this new system will help to enforce existing rules, Read more…
The latest quarterly data from HS2 shows the scale of the economic boost created by the project with over £11.5bn worth of tier two contracts awarded by HS2’s construction partners to businesses of all sizes, in every UK region. The figures highlight the extent to which investment in the project Read more…
We spoke to Megan McCreadie, a Project Controls Degree Apprentice with Atkins Can you describe your role in a few words? I work as a Project Support Officer (PSO) so communicate daily with the framework manager and project managers on a range of projects. I also Project Manage four of Read more…
We spoke to Lewis Harrison, Electrical Technician with AECOM Can you describe your role in a few words? I am a member of the Rail Electrification and Power Engineering team, and my role involves creating designs for the railways for Network Rail. What were you doing prior to your Apprenticeship? Read more…