Over Christmas and New Year 2024, The TRU East Alliance successfully completed a major bridge replacement as part of the Transpennine Route Upgrade, taking customers one step closer to faster, greener and more reliable journeys between Manchester and York.
In just five days, a 100-strong team of engineers removed the existing railway bridge on Osmondthorpe Lane in Leeds and installed a new, 200 tonne structure using a self-propelled modular transport (SPMT) vehicle.