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  "textContent": "The president for the Royal Institute of British Architects (Riba) has proposed building a futuristic, interconnected high-speed railway for the North, Wales, Scotland, Ireland and Northern Ireland referred to as “The Loop”, akin Saudi Arabia’s The Line.\n\nThe post Riba chief proposes £130bn high-speed rail Loop around UK and Ireland inspired by Saudi ‘vision’ appeared first on New Civil Engineer.",
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