The 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 www.ft.com/content/7397... w/ @pickardje.bsky.social
Transport for London calls for new cash to replace 50-year-old trains
Andy Lord tells FT he has asked UK chancellor for long-term funding to stop network from falling into disrepair
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Heathrow's boss tells the FT that the earliest the third runway could be completed would be the mid-2030s. Via @pickardje.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/a48e...
Rachel Reeves urges Heathrow management to fast track third runway
Airport expansion central to chancellor’s plans to boost UK’s weak economic growth
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First US congestion pricing scheme brings dramatic drop in NY traffic www.ft.com/content/c229...
First US congestion pricing scheme brings dramatic drop in NY traffic
Speeds along bridges and tunnels to Manhattan are sharply up and roads are much less clogged
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The cost of building Britain’s High Speed 2 railway has been estimated at up to £66bn. Via @pickardje.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/6ac5...
The cost of HS2 could hit £66bn, according to management estimate
A paper presented to the project’s board has flagged how the price tag could increase by a further £9bn
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The 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 www.ft.com/content/9090...
South Western Railway set to be first train operator privatised by Labour
UK government plans to bring all lines under public control under ‘Great British Railways’ brand
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Britain’s 30-year experiment with rail privatisation will come to an end later today when Labour's flagship “public ownership bill” becomes law www.ft.com/content/5634... w/ @pickardje.bsky.social @jenwilliamsft.bsky.social @claradoodle.bsky.social
Can nationalisation fix England’s rail network?
Move will trigger a wave of state takeovers in the struggling, cash-strapped sector
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Plans 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 www.ft.com/content/1f5e...
Dispute over London depot threatens plans to break Eurostar monopoly
Richard Branson’s Virgin Group is among challengers seeking to offer new rail service between UK and European mainland
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Tokyo Metro has promised to bring Japanese reliability and punctuality to London, after securing a landmark contract to operate the Elizabeth Line www.ft.com/content/8334...
Tokyo Metro brought in to run London’s Elizabeth Line
Japanese subway operator is part of consortium that will take over from Hong Kong’s MTR
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