Breaking News Editor @ FThttps://bsky.app/profile/philgeorgiadis.ft.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/philgeorgiadis.ft.com/post/3liyxkdhh3c2kThe trains on the Bakerloo line are antiques: 53-years old and the oldest running anywhere in the UK. TfL wants new money to replace them, and get going on a long list of other modernisations https://www.ft.com/content/7397b9d8-4677-497c-a10a-2ba10f1e489f w/ @pickardje.bsky.social25 Feb 2025 13:24 +0000at://did:plc:vzwjpljql2ribvrpi7cwjdxj/app.bsky.feed.post/3liyxkdhh3c2khttps://bsky.app/profile/philgeorgiadis.ft.com/post/3lguznpqlac2mHeathrow's boss tells the FT that the earliest the third runway could be completed would be the mid-2030s. Via @pickardje.bsky.social https://www.ft.com/content/a48ef610-49e5-44f7-9a68-64f7d3edd92029 Jan 2025 13:01 +0000at://did:plc:vzwjpljql2ribvrpi7cwjdxj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lguznpqlac2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/philgeorgiadis.ft.com/post/3lfus3aq7i22qFirst US congestion pricing scheme brings dramatic drop in NY traffic https://www.ft.com/content/c229b603-3c6e-4a1c-bede-67df2d10d59f16 Jan 2025 17:20 +0000at://did:plc:vzwjpljql2ribvrpi7cwjdxj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfus3aq7i22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/philgeorgiadis.ft.com/post/3ldhefab7kc2wThe cost of building Britain’s High Speed 2 railway has been estimated at up to £66bn. Via @pickardje.bsky.social https://www.ft.com/content/6ac54b08-530c-441c-a64e-68826df05cce16 Dec 2024 22:20 +0000at://did:plc:vzwjpljql2ribvrpi7cwjdxj/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldhefab7kc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/philgeorgiadis.ft.com/post/3lcfvkffqjs2pThe government will take South Western Railway into public ownership in May, in Labour's first nationalisation of the passenger rail network. Plans set to be announced as early as Wednesday. Story w/ @pickardje.bsky.social https://www.ft.com/content/90901f90-6a30-4fc7-94c8-84afa33f974603 Dec 2024 14:57 +0000at://did:plc:vzwjpljql2ribvrpi7cwjdxj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcfvkffqjs2phttps://bsky.app/profile/philgeorgiadis.ft.com/post/3lbymg2irhs25Britain’s 30-year experiment with rail privatisation will come to an end later today when Labour's flagship “public ownership bill” becomes law https://www.ft.com/content/56341d9e-f173-4795-aeab-ef110df05a7c w/ @pickardje.bsky.social @jenwilliamsft.bsky.social @claradoodle.bsky.social28 Nov 2024 08:08 +0000at://did:plc:vzwjpljql2ribvrpi7cwjdxj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbymg2irhs25https://bsky.app/profile/philgeorgiadis.ft.com/post/3lbf4d6vtm22aPlans to launch new cross-Channel rail services that would rival Eurostar have been held up by a dispute over access to an east London rail depot https://www.ft.com/content/1f5e2148-843d-48d9-b121-0969cd70689920 Nov 2024 14:00 +0000at://did:plc:vzwjpljql2ribvrpi7cwjdxj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbf4d6vtm22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/philgeorgiadis.ft.com/post/3lbenxthags2sTokyo Metro has promised to bring Japanese reliability and punctuality to London, after securing a landmark contract to operate the Elizabeth Line https://www.ft.com/content/83343733-e4eb-48a9-aa85-5ded76dedbe120 Nov 2024 09:43 +0000at://did:plc:vzwjpljql2ribvrpi7cwjdxj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbenxthags2s