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UK TransPennine Upgrade puts focus on freight

Busy times in the North of England. Transpennine Route Upgrade work continues. Image: © Network Rail

More paths, and not just for passengers. Work on the TransPennine Route Upgrade (TRU) continues to gather pace. A new phase of engineering activity is underlining both the scale of the project and the growing importance of rail freight within it. Long regarded as a largely passenger-focused scheme, the programme is now demonstrating how freight has become integral to both delivery and long-term operation.

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Author: Simon Walton

Simon Walton is RailFreight's UK correspondent.

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