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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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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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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Pull your socks up, TfL told over eyesore Woolwich Arsenal DLR sites
A Greenwich councillor has told Transport for London to “pull its socks up” over eyesore sites next to Woolwich Arsenal station that remain disused 16 years after the Docklands Light Railway extension was built. Sam Littlewood, who represents Woolwich Arsenal, made the comments when TfL representatives appeared at a transport scrutiny panel last Thursday. The […]
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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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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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