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    England lifted most Covid restrictions on 19 July, with other parts of the UK introducing similar measures around the same date.
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    Criticism for train battery programme in UK

     UK
    The UK train battery programme is running out of juice, according to the House of Lords. While freight is being urged to decarbonise, the upper house of the UK parliament has criticised the government for lack of progress towards an all-electric railway.

    Tracsis wins multi-year contract to deliver RailHub software

     UK
    Transport solutions provider Tracsis has secured a new multi-year contract in the UK for its RailHub software product suite.

    £870,000 project means changes to trains between Manchester and Glossop this August

     UK
    Planned railway upgrades will take place this August to improve journeys on the Manchester to Glossop line.

    (Video) Celabrating 300 Subscribers on my YouTube Channel, and a Quick Layout Update!

     Gunzelling Reports
    In this video I share the staging yard progress on my layout. I filmed this a couple of hours before I hit 300, so you won’t hear my excitement in the video

    First metro line planned for Oman’s capital Muscat

     Arabian Rail News
    A metro line in Oman’s capital Muscat is planned to run from Ruwi and Muttrah in the east via the city centre to the airport and Seeb in the west.

    Sydney Metro’s Western Sydney Airport link secures planning approval

     New South Wales Rail News
    CONSTRUCTION of Sydney Metro’s Western Sydney Airport project is set to start later this year after the state government granted planning approval. The 23km driverless metro will serve western Sydney and the new Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport.

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