The planning application for one of two planned high-speed rail colleges in Britain has been submitted to local planning authorities.
Doncaster Council is expected to make a decision on the application for a 7,200 square metre centre later this year. If approved, construction could begin in April 2017, ready to welcome its first students in September 2017.
The National College for High Speed Rail is being established to train the future generation of rail engineers who will deliver HS2, providing vocational training in high-speed rail engineering.
The college will be split across sites in Doncaster and Birmingham.
Willmott Dixon was appointed as the lead contractor to design and build the college at Doncaster’s Lakeside Campus alongside Bond Bryan Architects and several other consultants.
Ros Jones, Mayor of Doncaster, said: “It’s now less than two years until the ground-breaking National College for High Speed Rail opens its doors for the first intake of students.
“From the design concept, which was shaped in consultation with the private sector, you can see how impressive this new national college is going to be.”
HS2 is forecast to create 100,000 jobs around the country, including 2,000 apprenticeships.
