HS2 scrapping a 'kick in the teeth' for Wolverhampton apprentices

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Losing the northern leg of the railway has left those hoping to work in the sector confused.

By Joan CumminsThe scrapping of the northern end of HS2 is a "kick in the teeth", according to apprentices training to work in the railway sector.City of Wolverhampton College students said there was uncertainty about what that meant for them.

Matthew Wright of National Infrastructure Solutions, which provides training in railway construction, said the government's decision had prompted a "re-evaluation" of workers' future.

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