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Sunday, 05 March 2023

BBC News

• Rail fares go up in England and Wales by 5.9%The rise is below the rate of inflation but campaigners want reforms due to unreliable services.
• Bridge tribute to Jude Bellingham designs releasedThe 150-metre structure is one of three viaducts that will bring HS2 trains into Birmingham.
• West Coast Main Line shuts for Carstairs junction overhaulThe closure affects hundreds of services passing through Carstairs for Edinburgh and Glasgow.

The Guardian

• Train fares in England and Wales to rise by 5.9% despite poor servicePassengers will be hit by biggest increase in ticket prices since 2012

The Independent

• Why train passengers in England and Wales face the biggest fares rise for 11 years from SundayRail passengers in England and Wales face the biggest increase in fares for 11 years from Sunday 5 March.

The Scotsman

• ’Scenic trains’ with larger windows planned by ScotRail for Highland lines to Mallaig and Thurso’Scenic trains’ with larger windows are being considered by ScotRail for a new greener fleet on lines in the Highlands popular with tourists.

Times Online

• Network Rail’s Andrew Haines: Here’s how to fix Britain’s railways. [subscription]As head of the incoming Great British Railways, the rail chief wants to make travel simpler and more profitable, but he fears commuters are ’relieved’ when train workers go on strike

i News

• Rail fares soar by 5.9 per cent from Sunday amid worsening service and disruption from strike actionRail passengers face some of the biggest fare increases in more than a decade despite evidence of worsening reliability and large-scale disruption due to strikes.

Sky News

• Biggest rail fare hike for train passengers in a decade hits the price of season tickets despite worsening servicesThe government points out this year's increase is "well below inflation" and has again been delayed in recognition that "people are feeling the pinch".

Leicester Mercury

• Great Central Railway giving visitors chance to travel on rarely used route for limited timeLeicestershire attraction the Great Central Railway is giving you the chance to experience something new this month, as trains are making a journey they rarely have before. Two bridges which are 125 years old are being replaced near Quorn and Woodhouse station which means the usual main line route between Loughborough and Leicester is temporarily closed.

Manchester Evening News

• Rail passengers suffer biggest fares rise in 11 years despite poor performanceFare hike branded 'sick joke' by shadow transport secretary

Nation. Cymru

• Behind the scenes look at Wales’ multi-billion-pound railway refurbishmentA new BBC Wales programme, voiced by actor, comedian and star of The Tuckers, Steve Spiers, will go behind the scenes as workers race against the clock to deliver Wales’ multi-billion-pound railway refurbishment.

Other Regional Press

• New Cymru Director announced by the Confederation of Passenger TransportTHE CONFEDERATION of Passenger Transport (CPT) has announced Aaron Hill as its new Director of CPT Cymru.
• Worcester Greens call for introduction of £1 bus faresGreen Party councillors in Worcester say the Government’s bus plans don’t go far enough.
• East London to get new bus countdown signs installed by TfLA bus stop near you could be about to get a new sign counting down the next services to arrive.
• Under threat Powys border bus services receive cash supportTwo under threat bus services serving the Bishop's Castle area will receive further financial support, the council has announced.
• Go-ahead for new Inverness electric bus baseA new electric charging hub in Inverness will be central to the operation of a new long-distance bus service.

Rail Advent

• Transport for London appoints contractor for Docklands Light Railway depot upgradeThe work comes as part of the new DLR Train Programme and will see a new maintenance building and an increase to its stabling capacity

Other News Sources

• Bath & North East Somerset Council set to call for bus franchise options as services are "unstable and confusing"A report to Bath & North East Somerset Council’s cabinet is recommending that the West of England Metro Mayor be asked for a review of options for ’franchising’ bus services across the West of England.
• Blackburn with Darwen £8m plan to improve roads and buses revealedA LOCAL authority has revealed it is to invest more than £8million in improving roads and travel across and East Lancashire borough in the coming year.