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The Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) has so far taken on 44 apprentices in West Yorkshire, who have been involved in some of the project's biggest pieces of work across the region including the building of the new station at Morley, the ground-breaking TRU Safety Centre (pictured) and the upgrade of Huddersfield station.

TRU has so far taken on 41 apprentices in Greater Manchester, who have been involved in some of the projects biggest pieces of work across the city region, including the installation of overhead electrical wires between Manchester and Stalybridge which will come into use later this year.

As part of National Apprenticeship Week, Network Rail is showcasing the five apprentices helping to shape the future and upgrade one of Britain’s major rail routes, the Midland Main Line.

As part of National Apprenticeship Week, Network Rail shines a light on two of its current East Coast apprentices and explains the opportunities to those interested in working for the railway.

Work on a £500k platform upgrade at Addiewell station will begin this weekend.

Blackford’s level crossing will close for eight days as vital improvement work gets underway this month.

Engineering work to install state-of-the-art digital signalling will close sections of the East Coast Main Line between London and Peterborough for two weekends and two working days in February.

Network Rail is reminding passengers to plan ahead and check before travelling as major upgrades to signalling at the southern end of the East Coast Main Line will see changes to services across multiple dates in February 2024.