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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DLR strikes coming next week as Tube staff also walk out
Transport for London has warned that there will be no Docklands Light Railway service for two days next week, while the Tube faces almost a week of disruption because of two separate RMT strikes. There will be no DLR service on Tuesday and Thursday next week as staff walk out in a dispute over pay […]
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Cutty Sark DLR station on track to reopen in the spring, TfL says
Work to replace the escalators at Cutty Sark station is on track for it to reopen in the spring, Transport for London has said after releasing pictures of what is going on behind the closed gates. The upper two escalators have now been dismantled and removed, with work ongoing to remove the other pair. Work […]
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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 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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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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Elizabeth Line closure to hit Woolwich and Abbey Wood travel this weekend
A closure of the Elizabeth Line through central London will affect trains to Woolwich and Abbey Wood this weekend. Travel options will be further reduced on Sunday when engineering works close Southeastern and Thameslink lines through Greenwich, Woolwich and Abbey Wood. Cross-river travel will also be hampered by the southbound Blackwall Tunnel being closed on […]
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