Cutty Sark DLR station will reopen next week after a ten-month closure to replace its worn-out escalators, Transport for London has confirmed. The completion of the £5.2 million project means the station will be back in operation when the London Marathon takes place on April 26. A new lift has also been installed to replace […]
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New DLR trains to return by late summer – but passengers warned of more closures
New Docklands Light Railway trains will finally return to service by late summer, Transport for London has announced – but parts of the network will need to be closed at times so further tests can take place. Three of the new B23 trains started running on the Stratford International to Woolwich Arsenal route in September […]
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New DLR trains taken out of service to fix faulty brakes
Three new Docklands Light Railway trains have been taken out of service after one overshot a platform in wet weather. The new B23 trains started running on the Stratford International to Woolwich Arsenal route six weeks ago, but TfL has decided to temporarily remove the trains from service so the braking issue can be investigated […]
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No trains or DLR to Greenwich for second Sunday in a row
Visitors coming to Greenwich will have to contend with a lack of trains for the second Sunday in a row this weekend, with no Docklands Light Railway or National Rail service all day. The DLR closure comes just seven days after the line through Greenwich was shut for maintenance works for all three days of […]
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TfL bans some e-bikes from Elizabeth Line and DLR after fires
Transport for London is banning non-folded e-bikes from most of its network from Monday, including the Elizabeth Line, Docklands Light Railway and London Overground in southeast London. While most e-bikes are safe, the London Fire Brigade had raised concerns after a number of incidents where non-foldable bikes had caught fire on the transport network. The […]
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Network Rail and DLR works mean no trains at all to Greenwich on Sunday
Engineering works affecting both Southeastern Metro and the Docklands Light Railway mean there will be no trains at all for locals and visitors to Greenwich this Sunday. Network Rail works mean that lines into Cannon Street will be closed, and with them services through Deptford, Greenwich, Maze Hill, Westcombe Park, New Cross and St John’s […]
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Fix Cutty Sark DLR station’s broken escalators, petition demands
Angry passengers have launched a campaign to demand that Transport for London fixes the broken escalators at Cutty Sark DLR station once and for all. There have been years of disruption at the stop in Greenwich town centre, which serves one of London’s best-known tourism hotspots. In April when two escalators were broken, TfL said […]
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Cutty Sark DLR station ‘left in shameful state’ by private operator
The company that built Cutty Sark DLR station, where passengers have suffered years of disruption because of broken escalators, left it in a “shameful state” when it was handed back to Transport for London, one of the area’s local councillors has said. Escalators at the station have not worked properly since July 2021, with tourists […]
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