Trans Pennine Route Upgrade
The Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) is a major investment being made in the railway between York and Manchester via Leeds and Huddersfield – the 76 miles (122 km) northern route over the Pennines, most of which is also known as the Huddersfield line. As of 2024, the line is heavily used but is slow and lacks capacity.] It has Victorian infrastructure, covers difficult terrain including the 3-mile (4.8 km) Standedge Tunnel, and has poor access roads.
Challenges Faced
Network Rail’s TransPennine Upgrade Programme Director has requested that Project Leaders undertake Programme Planning and Delivery Methodology Assurance Reviews to provide independent third-party strategic and tactical management support to afford a robust delivery review focus at a senior level, to support the TransPennine Upgrade Programme Directorate organisation in meeting its challenging targets in.
The Solution
Project Leaders approach to undertake Programme Planning and Delivery Methodology Assurance Reviews that provided independent third-party strategic and tactical management support to afford a delivery focus at a senior level and develop and deliver critical analysis and reporting that provides the TransPennine Upgrade Programme Directorate with a concise insight into the health of projects across the TPU portfolio to allow real-time fact-based decision making to be made.
Project Leaders have provided the following key services:
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Provide counsel and guidance to the Programme Directorate on an overall delivery strategy and key blockades such as Huddersfield , Neville Hill blockades and the Shipley Signalling Recontrol.
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Provide guidance and mitigation on scope delivery to the Programme Directorate.
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Work with the Programme Directorate to embed a baseline plan agreed upon between Network Rail and its supply chain and review/provide challenges to periodic updates.
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Provide periodic Programme Planning and Delivery Assurance Report covering performance, emerging issues, risks, mitigation, and programme assurance control reports.
Currently this work is ongoing as the Programme moves beyond a schedule baseline to that finalisation of the delivery mechanism and associated integrated schedules.