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Sunday, 15 January 2023

BBC News

• Ferry fares frozen for six months to help remote communitiesFares on ferries serving some of the most remote communities in Scotland will be frozen for six months, the Scottish government has confirmed.
• Meet the woman behind London's Tube seat designsLondon's iconic Tube moquettes were born within the walls of a small shop in Islington.

Financial Times

• Western nations urged to subsidise emissions-free aircraftSwedish start-up Heart Aerospace says airlines need incentives to decarbonise their fleets

Times Online

• Green freeport snub leaves northeast further out in the cold says Sir Ian Wood. [subscription]Sir Ian Wood has accused the UK and Scottish governments of pursuing “economically damaging” policies as it was officially confirmed that Aberdeen would not be selected as a green freeport.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Over 600 people respond to 20mph consultation - which ends next weekA consultation by Bradford Council encouraging Ilkley and Ben Rhydding residents and business owners to have their say on proposals for new 20mph zones, has been extended until Thursday.

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• National Express bus drivers' strike vote almost unanimous after pay offer rejectedNearly all National Express bus drivers in the region who voted in a ballot this week rejected a pay offer and were in favour of strike action, it has been revealed.

Leeds Live

• West Yorkshire Mayor Tracy Brabin confirms Leeds WILL get its own 'amazing' tram systemThe Mayor of West Yorkshire, Tracy Brabin, has promised Leeds will get a tram system within the next 10 years.

Other Regional Press

• Chippenham footbridge closes as £1 million project beginsThe public footbridge over Chippenham railway station closed this week as work began on a new £1 million scheme.
• £6 million modern makeover for Crawley's 60s railway stationA £6 million makeover for Crawley Railway Station has given the 55-year-old building a modern facelift.
• Bikes on buses scheme to expand across HighlandsA pilot service operating into Ullapool which let people carry bikes on buses is to be extended to other routes across the Highlands and Islands.
• Save our buses: Labour politicians call for Government funding support amid fears of service cuts on Calderdale's public transport networkCalderdale’s Labour councillors have called for urgent Government action to prevent potential cuts to local bus services.
• Neil Bibby calls for ’better, cheaper buses’ in RenfrewshireBus services are “on the brink of collapse” due to unaffordable fares, it is claimed.
• Bus service between Inverness and Black Isle reinstated by Stagecoach after being axed in errorA bus service between Inverness and the Black Isle is to be reinstated following a furore when it was removed from newly-published timetables.

Rail Magazine

• Research cites poor transport as cause of social exclusionTransport infrastructure in the north of England needs improvements, based on a study claiming a link between positive health and wellbeing and travel requirements.

Transport Scotland

• Ferry fares freezeFares on the Northern Isles and Clyde & Hebrides ferry networks will be frozen for six months.

Aviation Industry

• NASA's SOFIA Boeing 747 Arrives At Its New HomeLast week, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)'s unique Boeing 747 made its final journey to its permanent home at the Pima Air & Space Museum in Tucson, Arizona. The now-retired Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) aircraft flew its final flight from NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center in Palmdale, California, to Tucson's Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in December.
• Why Airbus & Boeing Wing Strobe Lights Flash Differently?Airbus aircraft use two strobe lights on each wing, whereas only one is used on Boeing aircraft.

Other News Sources

• London bids to turn disused rail viaduct into its own High LineLondon is on track to transform a disused stretch of elevated railway in the heart of the city into a "park in the sky", emulating similar successful schemes in Paris and New York.
• How technology is changing the way people are traveling using public transport [India]With technology playing a near-ubiquitous role in most industries and sectors as also everyday life events, the mobility sector has not remained untouched.
• how the UK government overlooks the benefits of public transport - Jacob Dawson, Student, University of Birmingham The UK has a long history of public transport which goes all the way back to the London Underground in 1863. Public transport has many benefits which have been overlooked in recent years, and so instead of pushing public transport aside, we should strive to make it a bigger part of our lives.