Greenwich’s Conservatives have promised to press for a Docklands Light Railway link to Kidbrooke and Eltham using the Silvertown Tunnel as part of their manifesto for next week’s council elections. The Tories are also pledging to push for new links across the Thames at Charlton and Thamesmead, cleaner streets, more neighbourhood planning and a debate […]
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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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TfL is open to extending DLR further from Thamesmead to Abbey Wood
Transport for London has said is open to extending the Docklands Light Railway to Abbey Wood once its route to Thamesmead is built. A long-awaited extension of the DLR’s Beckton branch across the river to Thamesmead is being planned by TfL to serve major new developments planned for Beckton Riverside and Thamesmead Waterfront. Last week, […]
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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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TfL to ask government for £800m for Thamesmead DLR – but Bakerloo extension goes on back burner
Transport for London is asking the government for £800m to build a Docklands Light Railway route to Thamesmead – but the Bakerloo Line extension to Lewisham appears to have been deferred. London mayor Sadiq Khan announced plans to run the DLR to Thamesmead four years ago when approving the Silvertown Tunnel, but no funding has […]
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Greenwich could miss housing targets without Thamesmead DLR, councillors warned
Extending the DLR to Thamesmead will be crucial for determining how many new homes can be built there – and whether Greenwich borough can meet its targets for new housing, a report to senior councillors says. Transport for London has warned that the scheme is in jeopardy because of the financial crisis that has engulfed […]
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TfL cash crisis: Action needed to save DLR to Thamesmead, Greenwich councillor says
Greenwich Council’s cabinet member for transport has called for “concrete action” to secure the future of a Docklands Light Railway extension to Thamesmead, which is in doubt because of Transport for London’s financial crisis. Sizwe James, who represents Thamesmead Moorings on the council, also accused the government of playing “political football” with TfL’s finances, which […]
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TfL cash crisis: DLR to Thamesmead in doubt but Greenwich and Lewisham cycle schemes go ahead
Plans to extend the Docklands Light Railway to Thamesmead have been cast into doubt by Transport for London’s financial crisis, with the authority’s finance chiefs warning that it may not be able to afford to build the £800 million transport link. TfL’s board will be told next week that it cannot afford to build all […]
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