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Across the Christmas and New Year period, Team TRU worked around the clock to complete major improvements that will help deliver faster, greener and more frequent services with more seats across the Pennines.

Major steps have been achieved in Network Rail’s multi-million-pound project to strengthen platforms at Chesterfield station.

As the year draws to a close, the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) is marking another 12-months of strong progress, with major achievements delivered across the route, bringing customers closer to more frequent, faster and greener rail journeys between Manchester, Huddersfield, Leeds and York.

The Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) has this week confirmed that £250,000 in grants has been awarded across 35 local organisations along the Transpennine route, as part of the 2025 TRU Community Fund in partnership with Neighbourly.

The Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) has released its 2025 Sustainable Development Report, demonstrating a year of significant progress towards delivering a faster, greener, more reliable railway across the North, and leaving a long-lasting legacy in the communities it works in.

A planning application has been submitted to City of York Council for the proposed Wilton Rise pedestrian and cycle bridge - a vital piece of the connectivity between the current Holgate community and the emerging York Central neighbourhood.

Christmas will see major progress made on projects in Network Rail’s East Midlands route – part of the £160 million of railway investment nationally this festive season.

Christmas and early 2026 will see major strides made on projects in Network Rail’s North & East route – part of the £160 million of railway investment nationally this festive season.