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Rail Construction Today briefing: Tuesday 3 November 2026
Six stories from the last 24 hours and one date for the week ahead.
Stories from the last 24 hours
Leeds to York line reopens after nine-day Common Lane bridge and wiring blockade
Network Rail says Transpennine Route Upgrade engineers installed the new Common Lane bridge at Church Fenton and finished fitting overhead line equipment during a nine-day closure, reopening the railway on time despite Storm Boelo.
Network Rail completes seven-day timber and S&C renewal between Staines and Windsor
Engineers replaced 58 bridge and track timbers and renewed switches and crossings near Staines during a week-long October half-term closure that Network Rail links to a wider Wessex reliability plan.
Network Rail fits 61 axle counters in October half-term Havant resignalling work
Engineers installed 61 axle counters, new rails between Liphook and Petersfield and 183 metres of track at Fishbourne during the October half-term closure, with the next Havant phase due in February 2027.
Piling complete for Wandsworth Town lifts as island platform reopens to trains
Network Rail says foundations for the new lift shafts at the south London station are finished after five months of re-platforming, with preparation for lift shaft construction due to begin in December and step-free access expected in summer 2027.
Hastings line reopens after nine-day Grove Hill Tunnel slab track renewal
Network Rail has reopened the Hastings line after replacing worn slab track in Grove Hill Tunnel south of Tunbridge Wells and lifting three heat-related speed restrictions added to the closure at short notice.
Redhill to Tonbridge line reopens after 208 sheet piles installed in Godstone embankment
Network Rail installed 208 sheet piles along a 126-metre stretch of embankment during a five-day emergency closure, the latest in a run of earthworks interventions on the Surrey to Kent line.
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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.