📋 Tender Overview
The Transpennine Route Upgrade (Tru) Has Reached Another Milestone As Engineers Complete Five Consecutive Weekends Of Critical Work Between Leeds And York, That Will Support The Electrification Of The Railway. Following Overhead Line Equipment (Ole) Mast Installation Earlier In The Year, 7.5Km Of Wiring Has Now Been Completed Between Micklefield And Church Fenton, Which Will Unlock Faster, Greener Journeys In The Future. Just To The East Of This Location, Electric Passenger Services Between York And Church Fenton Are Set To Launch In The Coming Months, Following Last YearS Successful Switch-On Between Manchester Victoria And Stalybridge. In Cross Gates, Station Road Bridge Was Also Safely Demolished And Replaced So That Ole Can Be Installed Throughout The Area. Around 750M Of Track Was Renewed Between Killingbeck And Cross Gates, Which Will Support Smoother, More Reliable Travel. A New Track Crossover Was Also Installed To Allow Trains To Change From One Line To Another, Which Will Enable The Programme To Keep More People Moving On Trains During A Future Stage Of Tru Delivery. Adam Sellers, Senior Sponsor For Tru, Said: The Delivery Of These Upgrades Was Made Possible Through A Full Closure Of The Line Between Leeds And York, With Close Coordination Between Train Operators Including Transpennine Express And Northern. To Keep Passengers Moving, Diversionary Routes And Rail Replacement Buses Were In Operation Across All Five Weekends. 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:
