📋 Tender Overview
On Friday (20 June), Transpennine Route Upgrade (Tru) Engineers Completed The Latest Series Of Upgrade Work Between Huddersfield And Leeds. Over 3Km Of Track Was Renewed Throughout The Area, Which Will Enable Smoother, More Reliable Journeys, Whilst Vital Drainage And Tunnel Work Was Also Undertaken, Allowing For Further Track Work In The Future. 55 Foundations For Overhead Line Equipment (Ole) Masts Were Installed, Which Will Power Greener, Electrified Services Through West Yorkshire And Beyond In The Coming Years. Site Preparation Work Continued In Dewsbury, Which Will See An Extension Of The Station Platforms So That Longer Trains With More Seats Can Stop At The Station Following Completion. 36 Engineering Trains And 6 Tampers (Rail Vehicles That Pack Railway Stone Around The Sleepers) Were Deployed Across This Stretch Of Railway Throughout The Period To Help Deliver The Upgrades. Work Throughout The Area Will Continue Across Three Weeks In October. Andrew Campbell, Sponsor For Tru, Said: Customers Were Kept On The Move Throughout The Work Via Diversionary Routes And Rail Replacement Bus Services. Chris Nutton, Major Projects & Tru Director At Transpennine Express, Said: Our Plans Include: Passengers / Community Members Network Rail National Helpline 03457 11 41 41 Latest Travel Advice Please Journalists Ewan Bayliss Communications Executive Network Rail We Own, Operate And Develop BritainS Railway Infrastructure; ThatS 20,000 Miles Of , 30,000 And The Thousands Of , Level Crossings And Stations. We Run 20 Of The UkS Largest While All The Others, Over 2,500, Are Run By The CountryS . Usually, There Are Almost Five Million Journeys Made In The Uk And Over 600 Freight Trains Run On The Network. People Depend On BritainS Railway For Their Daily Commute, To Visit Friends And Loved Ones And To Get Them Home Safe Every Day. Our Role Is To Deliver , So We Carefully Manage And Deliver Thousands Of Projects Every Year That Form Part Of The , To Grow And Expand The NationS Railway Network To Respond To The Tremendous Growth And Demand The Railway Has Experienced - A Doubling Of Passenger Journeys Over The Past 20 Years. Follow Us On Twitter: Visit Our Online Newsroom:
