HS2 Rail and Construction Academy : tipped for Birmingham

Where will the HS2 academy go? 

Many industry people associated with the railway believe the construction of the new High Speed Rail College will be based in a Birmingham for the following reasons: 

1) Central Location
2) Large young talent pool (youngest city in Europe)
3) Large population - 6 million in the West Midlands
4) Infrastructure links- M6, M1, M5, New Street Station.
5) First major destination for HS2
6) Will draw talent from North and South
7) Excellent education networks - University of Birmingham, Birmingham City University and Aston University.
8) Unique engineering and industrial heritage - Jaguar, Land Rover, Cadbury etc.