The Docklands Light Railway extension to Thamesmead will be built after all, bringing to an end months of uncertainty and leaks about the project – but how much the government will contribute remains a mystery. The news was confirmed in Wednesday afternoon’s Budget, although Rachel Reeves, the chancellor, did not explicitly mention it in her […]
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Thamesmead DLR extension should run to Belvedere, Bexley Council says
Bexley Council has reiterated its call for the Docklands Light Railway to be extended to Belvedere, and not just Thamesmead, and asked its residents to tell Transport for London in the latest consultation. The demand from Bexley’s leader, Baroness O’Neill, has come in the same week as her counterpart in Greenwich, Anthony Okereke, signed off […]
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New hope for Thamesmead DLR as second consultation begins
New details about the planned Docklands Light Railway extension to Thamesmead have been released by Transport for London – days after the government suggested it may be willing to fund the rail link after all. A new consultation was launched on Monday morning into the scheme, which was costed at up to £1.7 billion two […]
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No cash for DLR to Thamesmead in Rachel Reeves’ spring statement
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has declined to fund an extension of the Docklands Light Railway to Thamesmead in her spring statement – leaving London mayor Sir Sadiq Khan warning that the Labour government risked “levelling down” the capital. The mayor, Greenwich Council and Newham Council had hoped the chancellor would put cash into the cross-river project […]
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No cash for Bakerloo or DLR extensions in Labour’s first budget
Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ first budget included no cash for the Bakerloo Line extension to Lewisham or the Docklands Light Railway link to Thamesmead. Expectations had been damped down last week when London mayor Sadiq Khan halved his request for government funding for the capital’s transport compared with what he asked the Conservative government for last […]
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DLR to Thamesmead — and beyond? TfL launches consultation into extension
Transport for London is asking for the public’s views on a Docklands Light Railway extension to Thamesmead – and has hinted that the line could eventually be extended further, towards Belvedere. A consultation into the proposals was launched on Monday morning, although it is light on detail on the exact route it would take to […]
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Thamesmead DLR extension plans take leap forward as plans go to government
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 to Thamesmead could cost £1.7bn – but won’t arrive until 2033
Extending the Docklands Light Railway to Thamesmead could cost £1.7 billion – with homes in major new developments being built before the first trains arrive in 2033. Senior councillors in both Greenwich and Newham are signing off a request for the Westminster government to help pay for early work on the project, which would help […]
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