📋 Tender Overview
On Wednesday 30 July, Tru Welcomed Mike Reader Mp To Multiple Sites Across The Route To See Firsthand The Transformation Being Delivered By The Multi-Billion-Pound Railway Programme. An Mp For Northampton South, Mike Reader Also Currently Serves As Chair Of The All-Party Parliamentary Group On Infrastructure. His Keen Interest In How The Programme Is Driving Economic Growth, Developing Technical Skills Across A Local Workforce And Improving Connectivity Across The North Was Met With Detailed Briefings And Tours Of Key Locations Within The Tru Footprint, Following A Recent Visit From The Transport Select Committee. The First Stop Was Ravensthorpe, Home To One Of The Biggest Civil-Engineering Sites In The Country. The Station Is Undergoing Major Redevelopment And Will Be Relocated 200M Away From Its Current Position To Facilitate A Range Of Upgrades. The StationS Move To A Step-Free Island Platform Will Allow Longer Trains With More Seats To Stop In Ravensthorpe, Whilst The Construction Of A New Viaduct And Fly-Over Will Enable Faster Trains To Overtake Slower Ones. A Visit To Huddersfield Followed, With The Station In The Midst Of Generational Change. Mike Reader Was Able To See The Scale Of Work Being Undertaken On The Grade I Listed Building, Which Will See Tru Deliver Upgrades That Bring The Station Up To Modern Standards Whilst Preserving Its Unique Heritage. The Work At Huddersfield Forms A Pivotal Part Of The Wider Upgrades Across The Entire Route, And The 30-Day Closure Of The Station From 30 August Will Facilitate Essential Work That Unlocks Better Rail Travel Through The Town And Beyond In The Future. Next Up Was The Kirklees Skills Hub, A State-Of-The-Art Training Facility At Kirklees CollegeS Engineering Centre, Where The Growing Demand For Plant Operators Is Being Supported By Equipping Learners With Practical, Industry-Relevant Skills. The Facility Has A Mobile Training Unit, Where Mr Reader Was Able To Try Out The Virtual Reality Plant Simulators - This Is Adjacent To A Live Construction Site Equipped With Real Plant Machinery, Offering Learners The Chance To Gain Hands-On Experience In A Safe And Controlled Environment. James Richardson, Tru Managing Director, Said: Mike Reader Mp, Chair Of The All-Party Parliamentary Group On Infrastructure, Said: The Transpennine Route Upgrade (Tru) Is A Multi-Billion-Pound Railway Programme That Will Transform Journeys Across The North, Better Connecting Towns And Cities Like Manchester, Huddersfield, Leeds And York. Tru Fast Facts Key Milestones To Date 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:
