A specialist cantilever process has been used for the first time in the UK to build the first span of a 472-metre-long single track viaduct in the West Midlands. The River Tame West Viaducts carry three rail tracks in total, made up of one single track viaduct and one double-track viaduct. Read more…
We spoke to Jack Rhodes, an Advanced Apprentice with Alstom. Can you describe your role in a few words? I am an apprentice involved in the manufacture of trains on the production line. My role is to move around the different areas of the production process, learning a range of Read more…
The National Audit Office (NAO) report makes clear the plan the incoming Labour government is inheriting – a truncated HS2, and a West Coast Main Line operating at capacity – is not going to help grow the national economy, nor is it going to allow train performance on the West Read more…
We recently held our third annual High Speed Rail Group Apprenticeship Conference, this year hosted by BBVS JV at HS2’s Old Oak Common. The event provided a great opportunity for our apprentices to share their experiences from across the rail industry and make connections with senior industry leaders. Key highlights Read more…
The High Speed Rail Group congratulates our new Prime Minister Keir Starmer and the Labour Party on their General Election victory. This incoming government has made clear that delivering national economic growth is their very top priority, upon which the rest of their agenda hinges. As such we urge the Read more…
We are delighted to announce the appointment of HS1 Ltd’s Mattias Bjornfors to our board of directors. Bjornfors brings almost 20 years of experience as an economist in infrastructure and regulatory industries. Within his current role as Strategy and Regulation Director at HS1 Ltd, the operator of St Pancras International, Stratford, Read more…
We spoke to Saffiah Danso, a Human Resources Apprentice with EGCUK, who has recently joined our High Speed Rail Apprentice Network. Can you describe your role in a few words? I assist in the delivery of multiple HR functions such as aiding the onboarding process, drafting and sending offers/contracts, handling Read more…
Our latest report states that a comprehensive long-term strategy to develop the UK’s inter urban rail network is essential for future economic growth and achieving net zero. The report urges political figures on all sides to look beyond HS2 and take a fresh approach in order to maximise the vast Read more…
Economic analysis of the areas close to HS2’s three hubs in the West Midlands – Curzon Street Station in central Birmingham, Interchange Station in Solihull, and the Washwood Heath Depot and Network Integrated Control Centre – shows dramatic increases in regeneration and investment in the last six years. Since Royal Read more…
The second giant boring machine (TBM) building HS2 under the Chiltern Hills has now broken through at the tunnel’s northern portal, completing a journey that began in June 2021. Named Cecilia, the TBM has driven for 10 miles underground to join twin sister machine – Florence. She arrived at the Read more…