The High Speed Rail Group hosted its first annual High Speed Rail Apprentice Networking Event (HSRAN) recently at the Align JV South Portal site. Made up of talks, panel discussions and a range of activities, apprentices and graduates from our network were provided with the opportunity to meet and network Read more…
We have submitted the following letter to the Transport Secretary seeking to protect HS2’s Golborne link. Together with the Railway Industry Association and Rail Freight Group, the letter points out that the Golborne link has already been factored into the budget for HS2, and that axing the line would create Read more…
We spoke to Jessica Miles, a Resources Apprentice with the Align joint venture Can you describe your role in a few words? I work alongside the Human Resources Team, providing information, admin support and taking responsibility for the management of the recruitment database. What were you doing prior to your Read more…
With over 16,700 air passengers travelling domestically across mainland Great Britain each day, improving the country’s rail offering and ensuring the transfer of passengers from air to rail will have an essential role ahead if we are to have any chance of achieving net zero. It will also deliver levelling Read more…
Our High Speed Rail Apprentice Network is made up of apprentices and graduates from across the HS2 project and its contractors, and the wider HSR and rail industry. The network provides the opportunity for networking, meeting other apprentices and sharing experiences and best practice. The network’s Podcast series – High Speed Tales Read more…
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…)