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| Birmingham and Doncaster chosen for high-speed rail college | Birmingham and Doncaster chosen for high-speed rail college |
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| A new training college for HS2 rail engineers will be split between Doncaster and Birmingham, the government has revealed. | A new training college for HS2 rail engineers will be split between Doncaster and Birmingham, the government has revealed. |
| The National College for High Speed Rail will train staff working on the HS2 link between London, Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds. | The National College for High Speed Rail will train staff working on the HS2 link between London, Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds. |
| The college, due to open in 2017, will be based at Birmingham's Science Park and Doncaster's Lakeside Campus. | The college, due to open in 2017, will be based at Birmingham's Science Park and Doncaster's Lakeside Campus. |
| Derby and Manchester were also shortlisted as possible sites. | Derby and Manchester were also shortlisted as possible sites. |
| Birmingham, previously unveiled as the construction HQ for the project, was chosen for its "location at the heart of the high-speed rail network". | Birmingham, previously unveiled as the construction HQ for the project, was chosen for its "location at the heart of the high-speed rail network". |
| Doncaster was selected for its "excellent links to established rail industry businesses", the government said. | Doncaster was selected for its "excellent links to established rail industry businesses", the government said. |
| London Crossrail boss Terry Morgan will chair the college's governing board alongside representatives from Birmingham and Doncaster. | |
| Prime Minister David Cameron said the HS2 project would create about 2,000 apprenticeships. | Prime Minister David Cameron said the HS2 project would create about 2,000 apprenticeships. |
| "The opening of this national college will also ensure that we have a pool of locally-trained workers with the right skills to draw upon for future projects," he added. | "The opening of this national college will also ensure that we have a pool of locally-trained workers with the right skills to draw upon for future projects," he added. |
| Mayor of Doncaster Ros Jones said she hoped the college would create a "new generation of engineering and manufacturing" in the town. | |
| "It will offer local people, including our school leavers, the chance to gain high-level engineering skills leading to well-paid jobs that are in high demand," she said. | |
| Birmingham City Council leader Sir Albert Bore welcomed the announcement and said the fact the college's governing board would be based in the city was "hugely encouraging". | |
| "This gives the city a real advantage and will be a boost to Birmingham's economy and that of the wider region," he said. | |
| The decision was announced at the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham. | |
| Earlier this week anti-HS2 campaigners erected a white elephant in protest outside the conference venue. | |
| Chancellor George Osborne re-stated the party's determination to press ahead with the rail link, despite objections about the project's cost and fears its construction will damage countryside. |