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Thursday, 23 February 2023

BBC News

• Leicestershire: Bus campaigners dealt blow in bid to keep servicesCampaigners fighting to save 26 bus routes have said they will be "stranded" if funding is withdrawn.
• Relief after funding saves North East bus services from the axeNorth-east transport bosses have expressed relief after further cuts to the region's bus services were averted as a result of extra government funding.
• Train fares: Wales' passengers face 5.9% price riseMany fares on Transport for Wales services will rise from next month.
• Outage prompts investigation amid calls to axe smart motorwaysParts of the smart motorway network in England were hit by a two-hour software failure on Wednesday.
• Advertising watchdog investigates ULEZ advert after complaintsMembers of the public reported the advert promoting ULEZ expansion for allegedly being
• Tube strike: London Underground drivers to walk out on Budget DayTube drivers will walk out on 15 March in a dispute over pensions and working arrangements, Aslef says.

Financial Times

• Tanker companies: Russian products ban brings fair winds Longer average journeys have cut ship capacity in a tight market, resulting in higher rates for owners

Daily Record

• Stagecoach unveil new £15.7m electric bus fleet for Ayrshire routesA multi-million pound investment in greener travel has welcomed the roll out of fully electric buses across South, East and North Ayrshire.

Birmingham Post

• Nissan and North East suppliers create seats for Royal Navy submarineThe automotive giant's 'Zero Gravity' seats used in the Juke Hybrid and Qashqai e-POWER models will also be used on HMS Anson

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Welsh Government reveals 'significant increase' in train fares in Wales from next monthThe Government said it had capped the increase at the lowest rate it could afford

Nation. Cymru

• Some rail fares in Wales to increase by 5.9% from next monthIn recent years rail fares in Wales have been increased annually in line with the rate of inflation from the previous summer. If that policy had been followed this year, fares would have jumped by an eye-watering 12.3%.

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• Having up to 100 extra trains running in the Midlands will help cut car journeys, transport chiefs sayHaving up to 100 extra trains running through the Midlands each day under a £1.5 billion scheme will dramatically reduce the number of car journeys, chiefs have said.
• MPs and headteacher call for bus routes in the Black Country to be savedA primary school headteacher and two MPs have called for a rethink over a bus company's plans to scrap

Other Regional Press

• Stena Line ferry company confirms plans to secure future stability of its Fishguard-Rosslare serviceSwedish ferry company Stena Line has confirmed its plans to secure the future stability of its Fishguard-Rosslare service by redeploying another ferry from its fleet.

New Civil Engineer

• Roads bodies condemn ’deeply concerning’ smart motorway safety system outageRoads organisations have condemned today's safety system outage across the smart motorway network, which lasted for around two hours this morning.

Route One (Bus and Coach)

• East Yorkshire Buses announces plans for new Scarborough depotEast Yorkshire Buses has revealed plans to open a new depot near Scarborough in 2024. Work on the new facility at Taylor Way, Eastfield – just south of Scarborough – will start this summer, subject to planning approval.

Green Miscellany

• Folding cargo bikes for urban livingWe love the look of this prototype folding cargo bike by Barcelona-based Brau Cycles. We especially like the way the cargo platform over the front wheel doubles up as a dolly for wheeling the bike once its folded. As more and more city dwellers discover the benefits of cargo bikes, designs like Brau will find a willing market. After all,… The post Folding cargo bikes for urban living appeared first on ETA.

Other News Sources

• CalMac ferry can't sail at night because of 'radar hitch' as islanders now 'beyond despair' at serviceJust days after the Labour candidate for the Western Isles blasted the 'Bermuda Triangle of bureaucracy' in Scotland's state-run ferry services, islanders on Barra and South Uist have been hit with another fault
• Electric dreams for FalRiver FerriesA world-first project to design and build a prototype electric passenger ferry charged by a powered mooring buoy at Falmouth Harbour is a step closer following the announcement of Government support through the Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition.
• West Sussex given £1.8m from Department for TransportWest Sussex is set to benefit from £1.8 million of government funding to rollout more electric vehicle charging points.
• National transport group shown the benefits the UK’s only Workplace Parking Levy has brought to NottinghamThe UK’s leading sustainable transport campaign group, Campaign for Better Transport, has visited Nottingham as part of celebrations for fifty years of campaigning and to see for itself how the country’s only Workplace Parking Levy (WPL) has revolutionised how people travel around the city. 
• 'Scrap the bus lanes': Readers dismiss campaign to allow parents to use bus lanesMany SurreyLive readers didn't agree with the campaign