📋 Tender Overview
On Sunday (August 17), Engineers Completed A Series Of Railway Upgrades Between Manchester, Huddersfield And Leeds Following Seven Consecutive Weekends Of Work, As Part Of The Multi-Billion-Pound Transpennine Route Upgrade. The Work Included Major Structural Enhancements To Bridges Across West Yorkshire With Progress Made On The Reconstruction Of The A62 Leeds Road Bridge In Deighton And The Installation Of A New Bridge Deck At Station Road Bridge In Mirfield, Where A 450Ft Crane Was Used. The Reconstruction Of The A62 Leeds Road Bridge Is Part Of Tru Plans To Make It Taller And Wider, Which Will Facilitate Railway Upgrades Throughout Deighton And Beyond - It Will Allow For Overhead Line Equipment (Ole) Installation Which Will Power Electric Trains In The Future, And Means The Number Of Tracks Can Be Doubled From Two To Four. This Enables Faster Trains To Overtake Slower Ones, Shortening Journey Times. A 450Ft Crane Was Brought In To Carry Out The Installation Of A New Bridge Deck At Station Road Bridge In Mirfield. The Beams Were Replaced, Significantly Increasing The BridgeS Lifespan And Making It A Much Stronger Structure - This Upgrade Will Also Support The Lengthening Of The Platform By Allowing It To Span Across The Bridge, So That Longer Trains With More Seats Can Stop At The Station. Track Renewal Works Were Undertaken Across The Stretch Of Railway Between Stalybridge, Huddersfield And Dewsbury - This Upgrade Of Infrastructure Will Mean Smoother, More Reliable Journeys. Strides Were Also Made In Delivering A Greener Railway, As Work On Foundations For Ole Masts Was Carried Out Across West Yorkshire. This Follows The Recent Introduction Of Electric Passenger Services Between York And Church Fenton, Which Means 25% Of The Transpennine Route Is Now Electrified. Andrew Campbell, Tru Sponsor, Said: Customers Were Kept On The Move Thanks To TruS Enterprise Model, Which Ensures Close Collaboration With Northern And Transpennine Express. A Ps100M Tru Investment In Diversionary Routes Allows Trains To Run On A More Resilient Railway When Other Lines Are Closed, Whilst Rail Replacement Bus Services Were In Operation For Intermediate Stations. Chris Nutton, Major Projects And Tru Director At Transpennine Express, Said: From Saturday 30 August, Huddersfield Station Will Close For 30 Days, Whilst Deighton Station Will Close Until 2027. These Closures Will Impact Services From Huddersfield To Manchester, Leeds, York, Bradford And Sheffield, With Customers Urged To Plan Their Journeys Ahead Of Time At Nationalrail.Co.Uk. 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:
