Yorlk’s bid to become the location for a new HS2 rail college has been rejected.
The bid seemed doomed from the time that it failed to gain endorsement from the, West Yorkshire centric, Leeds City Region
The York Council Leader James Alexander has issued a statement backing Doncasters bid for the College.
York central site
York’s political party Group Leaders have backed calls for the Government proposed High Speed Rail College to be situated in York.
The college, expected to deliver specialised training and qualifications needed to construct high speed rail, will not only benefit HS2 but other future infrastructure projects in the region.
The first new incorporated further education college in over 20-years, it will offer technical training ensuring HS2 can be built by skilled British workers including; rail engineering, environmental skills and construction.
York Central has today been put forward for consideration for the new national high speed rail college.
The proposed hub would be located on a site next to the rail station in York, on land owned by Network Rail, yet harnessing the strengths of employers and skills providers from a broader geographic region through the rail connectivity this location affords, up and down the East Coast Mainline, and across to West Yorkshire through the Transpennine route.
