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Rail Construction Today briefing: Friday 6 November 2026
Three stories from the last 24 hours.
Stories from the last 24 hours
Network Rail to replace Agbrigg Road bridge at Wakefield over Christmas
Network Rail will demolish and rebuild the structurally substandard railway bridge next to Sandal & Agbrigg station between Christmas Eve and 27 December, with road closures starting this month.
Network Rail and West Midlands Railway partner with Birmingham college on engineering pathway
Network Rail and West Midlands Railway have teamed up with South & City College Birmingham to give about 55 Level 1 and Level 2 engineering students an insight into railway careers.
HS2 miners break through into Old Oak Common station box after 100,000-tonne dig
Skanska Costain STRABAG teams have completed the second of two sprayed concrete lined tunnels into HS2's west London station, creating an 8.8-mile link to the West Ruislip portal.
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