Plans to extend the Docklands Light Railway to Thamesmead have taken a big step forward after Transport for London formally submitted a proposal to the government. The strategic outline case sets out how extending the DLR from Gallions Reach to Beckton Riverside and Thamesmead, plus improving bus services between Woolwich, Abbey Wood and Thamesmead, would […]
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DLR link could level up Thamesmead, MP says, as TfL funding deal delayed again
Thamesmead has been kept waiting for news on whether the government will help fund a Docklands Light Railway extension, after the area’s local MP told ministers the rail link could “level up” the area. A long-term deal over Transport for London’s future has been delayed once again, with emergency funding rolled over for another two […]
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Thamesmead ‘desperately needs’ threatened DLR extension, MP says
A DLR extension to Thamesmead is “desperately needed”, the area’s local MP has said as plans for the new rail link hang in the balance. London mayor Sadiq Khan has pledged to extend the Beckton branch of the DLR across the Thames to support plans for 30,000 new homes in both Beckton and Thamesmead. But […]
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Extend DLR to Abbey Wood as well as Thamesmead, councillors tell TfL
Greenwich councillors have pressed Transport for London to extend the Docklands Light Railway to Abbey Wood as well as Thamesmead to help residents access new Crossrail services. TfL is hoping to extend the DLR to Thamesmead in the coming years, although plans are sketchy and have been held up by a lack of money following […]
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DLR to Thamesmead: Councils and developers stump up £1m to push project on
Councils and developers have paid £1m to fund further work on developing a DLR extension to Thamesmead, which TfL says could support up to 15,000 new homes in the area. Greenwich and Newham councils, together with Aberdeen Standard Investments, Peabody, Lendlease, Berkeley Homes and National Grid have stumped up the cash to help develop plans […]
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TfL lifts lid on possible Thamesmead DLR extension
Greenwich councillors got their first look tonight of what a possible Docklands Light Railway extension to Thamesmead could look like when transport representatives made their annual appearance before a scrutiny committee. The mayor’s transport agency is currently investigating different routes across the Thames between Beckton and Thamesmead. An extension to Thamesmead has been demanded since […]
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Greenwich Council: ‘We’ll build our own river crossing’
Greenwich Council is demanding the power to build a new road bridge at Thamesmead, according to its response to Transport for London’s consultation into river crossings. As expected, the council is “strongly supporting” the controversial Silvertown Tunnel, which would branch off the A102 just south of the Blackwall Tunnel, as favoured by mayor Boris Johnson […]
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Capital Ring 10: Olympic Park to Charlton
And now, the end is near… well, not all that near, as it happened. There were still a good 10 miles to go on the Capital Ring as a I hopped off the 108 at Stratford High Street. All around, the changes to E15 as 2012 approaches were apparent, as builders worked on creating approaches […]
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