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Wednesday, 03 September 2014

The Guardian

• Will Self on Crossrail: Projects don't get much grander - or more phallicOur man goes deep (underground) with Crossrails cock-a-hoop chairman to see if all the hype surrounding Londons new underground railway is meritedFar be it from me to come over all Freudian, but there has to be latent significance in the manifestation of a group of men boring through the ground inside a giant, phallic-shaped machine with a womans name. And not just one group of men: were talking eight, for eight phallic-shaped machines, all of which bear womens names.True, to be fair to the Crossrail project, there are women working these big drilling dicks as well the evening before I visite...

The Telegraph

• A new platform for trainspottersAs the National Railway Museum launches its first trainspotting season, Joe Shute reports that the hobby is back in fashion

London Evening Standard

• Boris Johnson caught out in question on constituency Tube ticket cost Boris Johnson gaffed today when quizzed on live radio about Uxbridge, the West London suburb he hopes to represent as an MP.

Manchester Evening News

• Living near a Metrolink station could add over £8k to the value of your homeUsing government and Land Registry statistics, researchers at Nationwide found that buyers in Manchester will pay an average of 4.6 per cent more for a home that is within 500 metres of a tram stop

North Wales Live

• Labour and Tory MPs unite for change to HS2 route There are fears present plan is bad for region

Other Regional Press

• 'No plans to stop services' at Crowle railway station TRAIN bosses insist there are no immediate plans to close Crowle railway station following concerns raised in the town.