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  • Bus services in England face cuts as end of Covid funding loomsBus services across England could be axed within days, transport groups have said, as operators decide before a funding deadline whether routes will remain viable.
  • The Guardian view on cheap train travel: a lesson from Germany | EditorialWhile the British rail industry is subjected to managed decline post-Covid, other countries are taking a more imaginative approachThe decision by one of the country's main train operators to reduce services on the west coast mainline offers the latest evidence of deep malaise in the rail industry. Citing staff shortages and the current industrial relations climate, Avanti West Coast has put an emergency timetable in place, severely restricting the number of inter-city trains serving the north-west and Scotland.

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  • Paul Sheerin: Scotland’s rail plans open up new opportunities for SMEsAlongside some welcome holidays, July provided another cause for celebration for the Scottish Engineering team as we were awarded the contract to extend our operation of the Rail Cluster Builder for Scotland. This second phase will see us continuing to work closely with Skills Development Scotland, Scottish Enterprise, and Transport Scotland for a further three years, building on the momentum achieved in the first two years of the initiative.

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  • Last chance to vote to help bring Great British Railways HQ to DerbyThere are just hours left for people to cast their votes online and support Derby's bid to bring the national headquarters of the new Great British Railways to the city. Derby is up against five other towns and cities to be home to the organisation which will replace Network Rail in 2023 and become the heart of the rail network and how it is managed and run.

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