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Monday, 01 May 2017

BBC News

• Greater Manchester mayor could change 'insane' bus systemThe Greater Manchester mayor has the power to change an 'insane' bus system and put passengers first.
• M8 'missing link' opens fully to trafficVehicles have been allowed on to the eastbound carriageway of the new motorway for the first time.

Financial Times

• Your flying car will be with you — eventuallyAir traffic controllers and regulators trail this nascent technology

The Guardian

• Theresa May remains 'absolutely committed' to HS2 rail linkPM ends speculation that she was preparing to drop new north-south railway from Tory general election manifesto

The Herald

• Spaceport could be brought down to earth by ‘poor’ laws PLANS for a Scottish spaceport could be grounded by poor Westminster legislation, MPs have warned.

The Telegraph

• Can its new start-up hub and London train link help Cambridge produce the next tech giant?ambridge has long been trying to position itself as the Silicon Valley of the UK, pointing any would-be skeptics to its world class university and track record of technology success stories.

Times Online

• Tesla on fast track to Irish power surge [subscription]The American electric car maker has plugged into this country at long last. Get ready for Ludicrous driving, writes Graeme Lennox

The Mirror

• Long-awaited Crossrail services begin running NEXT MONTH eight years after work on UK's biggest project beganNew line map unveiled as Britain's biggest rail project is due to get off the ground next month, much to the delight of commuters in London
• Virgin Trains announce plans to make discount tickets available on the day of travel New fares on the east coast line are expected to save passengers up to £7.1m a year, the operator says
• United Airlines 'cremated giant bunny without consent' after rabbit died on flight, claims devastated ownerThe scandal-hit airline came under fire yet again after Annette Edwards discovered giant rabbit Simon's body had been burned without her knowledge

Birmingham Post

• Consultation opens on £3.4bn of transport projects Public invited to have their say on the future face of public transport across the West Midlands

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Bradford ranked least walker-friendly city in the UK BRADFORD has finished bottom of a poll for most walker-friendly cities in UK.
• New railway station is boosting businesses THE re-opening of Low Moor railway station has boosted local businesses, it has been claimed.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Rail union raises safety fears over unmanned Flintshire level crossingUnder an upgrade the crossing at Tyn Y Morfa, Gwespyr, will be manned by control room operators in Cardiff

London Evening Standard

• Elizabeth line: Everything you need to know about Crossrail ahead of the first trains running in MayThe first Elizabeth line services on London's long-awaited �14.8 billion Crossrail project will run for the first time next month.
• Heathrow expansion 'will be left out of Tory manifesto to help critics get reelected'Plans for a third runway at Heathrow airport will be left out of the Conservatives' manifesto following pressure from Boris Johnson and Tory critics, according to reports.
• New Virgin Trains East Coast fares 'could save passengers £7m each year' - cutting costs by 40 per centNew Virgin Trains fares to be introduced on routes between London and Scotland are expected to save passengers up to £7.1 million a year.

Manchester Evening News

• The bill that could revolutionise bus travel - what is it and what does it mean for you?The Bus Services Bill gives Greater Manchester's soon-to-be-elected Mayor the power to change how the region's services are run

Other Regional Press

• Group lobbies for rail study supportTHE group that is pushing for a more detailed study into the reopening of the Stratford to Honeybourne railway line has lobbied for the support of candidates standing in south Warwickshire divisions for Thursday’s Warwickshire County Council election.
• HS2 launch £2.75 billion contract to design trains for the project FOLLOWING the publishing of procurement contracts for the high speed two project, HS2 are now launching a £2.75 billion contract to design trains for the project.

Railway Gazette

• GB Railfreight to implement Ideagen safety softwareUK: GB Railfreight is to implement Ideagen’s Coruson cloud-based compliance management software,...

Other News Sources

• Can’t rely on your train? Make a commuter chumCan making friends with your fellow travellers help you ease your train pain?
• JIVE Project Begins Fuel Cell Bus Procurement in U.K.As part of the JIVE project, an EU-funded initiative deploying 139 new zero-emission fuel cell buses across nine cities, Transport for London (TfL) says it has launched a tender for the bulk procurement of fuel cell buses.