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Elizabeth Line bearing the Queen’s name opens – Penetrated London from east to west
June 4, 2022
Britain’s oldest former London Tube rolling stock retires at age 82 – Island Line, Wight
January 5, 2021
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November 20, 2020
New station “Kintore” opened between Dyce and Inverurie in Scotland
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New opening of Manchester Metrolink’s Trafford Park Line
April 27, 2020
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April 16, 2020
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