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Rail Construction Today briefing: Monday 2 November 2026
Two stories from the last 24 hours and one date for the week ahead.
Stories from the last 24 hours
Network Rail to renew 3.6km of track near Ancaster in £3m Lincolnshire job
The two-weekend possession in November is the third Lincolnshire track renewal Network Rail's East Midlands route has announced since late September, following £1.5m at Snelland and £1.4m between Sleaford and Boston.
ORR rejects new West Coast Main Line services as Network Rail plans fewer renewals
The regulator's November newsletter confirms it turned down Wrexham, Rochdale and Blackpool applications, while its own figures show 50.8km of electrification added last year and lower renewals volumes ahead.
This week
RIA Annual Conference
Starts on Wednesday 4 November.
About this briefing
Published on weekday mornings. Every item comes from a story Rail Construction Today has already published and checked against its sources, from dates organisers have published, or from our data trackers. See the events and awards calendar, or get the week's stories by email with the weekly newsletter.