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Tuesday, 30 May 2017

ITV News

• British Transport Police will be at Manchester Victoria as it reopensAs Manchester Victoria train station reopens on Tuesday, British Transport Police have confirmed that they will be there to stand alongside rail staff who supported the emergency service on the night of the attack.

The Guardian

• Crossrail 2 hits buffers as uncertainties over Brexit and election take holdFears over City firms leaving and wariness about appearing too London-centric are undermining consensus on £32bn project A year ago, the progress of Crossrail 2 seemed assured. A political consensus was forming that a second mass-transit line across London should be built from north to south, its urgency underpinned by the verdict of the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) that this was the most important single project for Britain and work needed to start now. The then chancellor George Osborne duly doled out £80m to get the ball rolling, expecting a hybrid bill in the same parliament.

City AM

• Number of Tube accidents soar over 440 per cent since 2003 as more passengers fall in gaps between trains and platformsIncidents recorded of passengers falling in gaps between the train and the platform at London Underground stations have increased over 440 per cent between 2003 and 2016.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• New book shows defunct railway lines in colour for first timeA NEWLY-published book featuring rare photographs of Bradford, Keighley and surrounding areas portrays the historic impact of the now defunct Halifax, Thornton and Keighley Railway.

Manchester Evening News

• Manchester Victoria Station to reopen on Tuesday morningThe station has been closed since the terror attack in the foyer between Manchester Arena and the station last Monday night

Wales Online

• Cardiff braced for its 'busiest ever' weekend with 1,250 coaches, 60,000 rail passengers, 400 flights, 4,000 extra parking spaces and 170,000 fans24,000 fans are expected to fly in for the match

Bucks Free Press

• PICTURES: Train enthusiasts bid farewell to iconic Bubble CarsResidents and train enthusiasts flocked to a railway station last week to bid farewell to the iconic Bubble Cars as they went into retirement.

Other Regional Press

• Rail users group urges MP candidates to support Pershore upgradeALL candidates standing in West Worcestershire are being urged before next week's General Election to pledge their support for upgrading rail services through Pershore.
• High hopes for plan to cross river Thames between Kent and Essex by tram A �600m scheme to build an underground tram linking Kent with Essex has gained cross-party support.

Rail Technology Magazine

• Rebuilding Riga for Rail Baltica After a long deliberation process, two architecture firms have won an international competition to design the new Central Station in Riga, a key link in the Rail Baltica project, which ultimately hopes to link the Baltic States and central Europe. So…