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Sunday, 07 May 2017

BBC News

• Tory James Palmer is the first mayor of Cambridgeshire and PeterboroughConservative James Palmer has been elected as the first mayor for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough with 56.9% of the vote.
• The man elected mayor of West MidlandsWinning Conservative candidate Andy Street is the former boss of retailer John Lewis.
• New Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham appoints deputiesLabour's newly elected Greater Manchester metro mayor, Andy Burnham, has appointed two deputies.
• Swansea Wales on Wheels: Wooden car prototype on showA prototype for a wooden car will go on show at Swansea's National Waterfront Museum at the weekend.

Financial Times

• Seven European pension schemes ditch Ryanair stockConcerns mount over high-profile labour disputes involving the budget airline

The Guardian

• Government set to be taken back to court over air pollution plansMinisters’ latest proposals, published on Friday after high court intervention, criticised by climate groups calling for stronger action on illegal pollution levelsEnvironment lawyers are expected to take the government back to court over its controversial plans to tackle the UK’s air pollution crisis. They say the proposals are so weak they flout ministers’ obligation to protect public health.The government published its plans to cut levels of diesel fumes, nitrogen oxides and particulates in the atmosphere on Friday – after being forced by judges to act on the crisis. Medical experts say tox...
• Mine the gap: Transport for London hopes to profit from licensing its brand overseasTransport authority aims to reinvest money from sales of goods, including tea towels, fashion and designer chairs, into train, tube and bus servicesNothing says London like the Routemaster bus, tube roundel logo or Harry Beck’s schematic underground network map. Now the capital’s transport authority is seeking to generate cash to reinvest in its tube, train and bus services, using these design classics to sell branded products overseas.Transport for London (TfL) has struck its first global licensing deal, aiming to create a £100m a year branding business.

The Scotsman

• Outdoors: The joys of exploring Scotland’s disused railwaysBrowsing most most Ordnance Survey maps of East Scotland will show the legend “Course of Old Railway”. In many areas, there are more of these than there are those in use.

The Telegraph

• Panasonic pulls in Japanese experts for help on rail linksPanasonic is trying to muscle in on the rail industry’s nascent technology revolution with several new products, including one that immediately alerts passengers to delays and cancellations.

Daily Express

• Chinese bullet trains that reach 343MPH to be ready in THREE yearsA CHINESE bullet train that can hit up to 343mph is set on track to be completed by 2020

Daily Post (North Wales)

• 'Unviable' bus service scrapped by Arriva now booming in hands of local operator Arriva received subsidy from Conwy council, but axed the route because it was 'not commercially viable' ... but Llew Jones Coaches says it's more popular than ever with passengers
• Anglesey's 'ghost railway' could re-open for first time in more than 50 yearsHope for Llangefni railway line, scrapped in the Beeching review in the mid-1960s, could re-open under new proposals

The York Press

• River bus plans to solve York's traffic jams CONGESTION charges, a workplace parking levy and a river-based park and ride system are some of the proposals by experts to solve York’s transport woes.

Yorkshire Post

• David Behrens: Strike blow for passengers caught between union and railwayLast Friday, I arrived at work on time and left by train, eight hours later and one hour ahead of schedule. This despite the fact that the train guards on Northern were on strike and, if you believed their union leader, Mick Cash, were supporting it as solidly “as a rock”.

Peterborough Telegraph

• Postal weekend gets stamp of approval Children had a first class weekend as they learnt about how the postal system worked on the railways.

Other Regional Press

• Train journey from Goole to Gilberdyke costs Danny Lund £404 A man has been ordered to pay more than £400 after failing to buy a ticket for a train journey which would have cost £4.50.

Global Rail News

• HS2 submits proposal to develop Birmingham’s Curzon Street stationThe historic Old Curzon Street station in Birmingham could be brought back to life.

Rail Magazine

• Four Trains celebrate East Coast line’s “unique heritage”Four Trains event wows crowds lineside

Other News Sources

• More trains and over 100,000 extra seats in Greater Anglia’s summer timetableRail passengers in East Anglia are set to benefit from more trains and over 100,000 extra seats per week when Greater Anglia’s summer timetable begins on 22 May.
• Campaign group appeals for support as consultation deadline approachesThe deadline for the Department for Transport consultation on the Third Runway at Heathrow is rapidly approaching (Thursday 25 May) but despite the significant impact of the runway on Chiswick, so far there has been little evidence of a high level of complaints or objections being submitted by local residents.
• Stansted Express boosts services to meet growing demandOver 29,000 extra seats per week will be available on Stansted Express trains from May 22nd.