Date/Time
Date(s) - 12 March 2025
5:00 pm

Categories

• Chartered Institution of Railway Operators
• North East

Transpennine Route Upgrade

Guest Speakers

Adam Sellers, Liam O’Shaughnessy ACIRO & Sara Kettlewell MCIRO

Wednesday March 12th 2025

Light refreshments at 17:00

followed by presentation at 17:30

Venue: George Stephenson House

(opposite York Station)

The presentation will also be available online from 17:30

About the Event

The Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) is a transformative, multi-billion pound railway programme that will bring better connections across the North between York and Manchester, via Leeds and Huddersfield. TRU will transform this line into a high-performing, reliable railway for passengers and freight. The upgrade will bring more frequent, more reliable, faster and greener trains. It will achieve this by upgrading and remodelling track, installing a new signalling system, introducing new trains and electrifying the whole route. The project is also looking at how we can run more freight trains, moving more critical goods by rail and taking lorries off the roads.

Adam Sellars, TRU Senior Sponsor at Network Rail, Liam O’Shaughnessy, TRU Programme Delivery Lead at Northern and Sara Kettlewell, Head of TRU at Northern, will be talking us through:
• Overview of the TRU programme
• How it’s going
• Working differently
• Customer benefits and managing disruption

POD Sections:
03: Delivering Passenger & Freight Services
09: Railway Engineering Maintenance & Renewable Management
12: Finance & Investment Planning

How to Attend

In-Person

The North East Area Council look forward to welcoming you to their event in York, which will give members the opportunity to network while enjoying light refreshments before the talk. Please aim for a prompt arrival, in order to ensure access to George Stephenson House.

 The council members will also adjourn to the ‘York Tap’ after the event for some drinks and a chat, as many members welcome the opportunity to meet industry colleagues.

To reserve your place in York, use the booking form below  and click “SEND YOUR BOOKING”

Join Online

For those of you unable to join in-person, the main presentation will be available via Teams at 17:30.

Register here to join online

Any questions please contact Liz Walker at events@railwayoperators.co.uk

Bookings