{"id":11984,"date":"2024-02-16T22:37:26","date_gmt":"2024-02-16T12:37:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=11984"},"modified":"2024-02-16T22:37:26","modified_gmt":"2024-02-16T12:37:26","slug":"tru-west-alliance-appoints-pete-sollitt-as-managing-director","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=11984","title":{"rendered":"TRU West Alliance appoints Pete Sollitt as Managing Director"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ahead of a crucial year for the Transpennine Route Upgrade<\/a>, Pete Sollitt has been appointed Managing Director of TRU West Alliance.<\/p>\n

The Transpennine Route Upgrade is a multi-billion-pound programme that aims to bring cleaner, faster, and more reliable trains to the North of England, transforming rail travel in the region.<\/p>\n

Pete\u2019s appointment comes at a crucial time for TRU. Following the Department Transport\u2019s recent announcement of a \u00a33.9bn funding boost for the programme, it is expected that 2024 will see significant progress made on a range of projects between Manchester, Leeds and beyond.<\/p>\n

Once the core benefits of the programme have been achieved, the 70 miles of railway between Manchester and York will be electrified, a new fully digital signalling system will be in place and key areas of the line will be double tracked, enabling more frequent, faster and greener trains to stop at improved, accessible stations along the route.<\/p>\n

The Transpennine Route Upgrade follows an enterprise business model \u2013 led by TRU Managing Director Neil Holm \u2013 in a structure that consists of individual projects that are delivered via Alliances both East and West of Leeds. Pete will now oversee operations in the west.<\/p>\n

Pete said: \u201cI\u2019m really excited to be joining at such a pivotal moment for the West Alliance. I recognise this is a complex, fast-moving programme with many facets.<\/p>\n

\u201cA key priority of mine at this early stage is to ensure that every single person working on the Alliance is safe and well. We all need to play our part in supporting a vigilant culture that protects ourselves and our colleagues.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pete added: \u201cIn terms of the delivery of the programme, we need to maintain and enhance our performance so that excellence becomes a habit.<\/p>\n

\u201cLooking at what the Alliance has achieved so far, I\u2019m certain that we have the capability, expertise and experience required to achieve that.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe now have the opportunity to all pull together as one team and take it to the next level \u2013 I\u2019m looking forward to the journey ahead and the role the West Alliance will play as part of the Transpennine Route Upgrade.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pete joins the TRU West Alliance with a wealth of major infrastructure projects expertise after over 10 years of leading roles, most recently with the HS2 programme, where he was the Phase 2A Delivery Director.<\/p>\n

His time within the rail industry is preceded by over two decades of senior leadership positions within the British Army, with multiple deployments in the Middle East, Balkans and West Africa.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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