📋 Tender Overview
The Transpennine Route Upgrade (Tru) Has This Week Welcomed Leader Of Bradford Council, Susan Hinchcliffe, Councillor Alex Ross-Shaw And Councillor Liz Rowe To Its Shipley Site, Where The Programme Is Investing Over Ps100M In The Construction Of A New Traincare Centre. The Rail Depot Will Initially Be Used To House And Maintain NorthernS Fleet Of Electric Trains On The Airedale And Wharfedale Lines While Access To Their Neville Hill Depot In Leeds Is Restricted During A Future Phase Of Tru In 2028, Reducing Impact On Rail Services For Customers. Northern Will, Though, Keep The Depot Open Following The Completion Of Tru With Up To 100 Permanent Employees. The Site Has Now Been Completely Cleared And Flattened, With All Contaminated Soil From Its Former Use As A Scrapyard Moved Away. A Large Retaining Wall Has Also Now Been Installed Along The Western Edge Of The Site Which Will Enable The Safe Construction And Operation Of The Main Facility. Adam Sellers, Tru Senior Sponsor, Said: Rob Warnes, Strategic Development Director For Northern Said: Cllr Susan Hinchcliffe, Leader Of Bradford Council, 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 Visit National Rail Enquiries Journalists Ewan Bayliss Communications Executive Network Rail Ewan.Bayliss@Networkrail.Co.Uk We Own, Operate And Develop BritainS Railway Infrastructure; ThatS 20,000 Miles Of Track , 30,000 Bridges, Tunnels And Viaducts And The Thousands Of Signals , Level Crossings And Stations. We Run 20 Of The UkS Largest Stations While All The Others, Over 2,500, Are Run By The CountryS Train Operating Companies . 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 A Safe And Reliable Railway , So We Carefully Manage And Deliver Thousands Of Projects Every Year That Form Part Of The Multi-Billion Pound Railway Upgrade Plan , 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: @Networkrail Visit Our Online Newsroom: Www.Networkrailmediacentre.Co.Uk
