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Newslinks | CrossRail savings, black cabs, hub and spoke, bike rental, rail franchises.

• The Tories will review CrossRail for efficiency savings should they take power at the next General Election, reports the Evening Standard.

• Black cabs are feeling the pinch as minicab firms encroach into their business during the downturn [AFP].

• The Outer London Commission has backed a ‘hub and spoke’ approach to public transport over an orbital link around London [Transport Briefing].

• The Observer looks to Paris’ experience of the Velib bike rental scheme for pointers as to what the future holds for London.

• The House of Commons Transport Select Committee has issued a damning report on the state of Britain’s franchised rail networks [The Independent].

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