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Rail Construction Today briefing: Wednesday 4 November 2026
Three stories from the last 24 hours and one event or deadline today.
Stories from the last 24 hours
Network Rail completes 300m drainage renewal on East Coast Main Line in North Yorkshire
Two weekends of work at Chapman's Bridge near Shipton formed part of a wider North Yorkshire possession that also delivered track, points and overhead line upgrades through York.
Network Rail to replace 1861 Selhurst Road bridge in Croydon over Christmas and New Year
Buried utility pipes have ruled out a crane lift, so the Victorian bridge will be removed and its replacement rolled in on self-propelled modular transporters during a road closure running from 12 December to 10 January.
Network Rail plans £1.75m track renewal on M65 bridge in East Lancashire
More than 1,300 metres of track, sleepers and ballast will be replaced on the bridge carrying the East Lancashire line between Rishton and Accrington over three days of closures in November.
Today
RIA Annual Conference
Starts today at Leonardo Royal Hotel London Tower Bridge.
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.