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Docklands Light Railway (DLR)

 

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TfL’s ultimate test during the 2012 Games

25 June 2012 | By Peter Hendy, CBE, London’s Transport Commissioner

This summer, the world’s spotlight will settle on London with the staging of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. In the biggest event the capital has ever seen, tens of thousands of the world’s greatest athletes will arrive in one of its finest cities to put their sporting ability…

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The DLR is ready to take up centre stage

25 February 2011 | By Jonathon Fox, Director, Docklands Light Railways Limited

If you don’t already know the ins and outs of Transport for London’s Docklands Light Railway (DLR) you’re about to learn, as the DLR prepares to take up centre stage during the London 2012 Games. With a new extension soon to open serving Stratford and the Olympic Park, the DLR…

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The Stratford International extension: Building for the future

11 May 2010 | By Jonathan Fox, Director, Docklands Light Railway Limited

Transport for London's Docklands Light Railway (DLR) is in the final stage of construction of its newest extension, northwards from London's Canning Town station to Stratford International, the new High Speed 1 station, which is situated in what will be the heart of the Olympic Park. For Intelligent Transport, DLR…

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DLR: providing light relief across east London

18 August 2008 | By Jonathan Fox

In line with the substantial construction projects currently taking place around its network, Docklands Light Railway (DLR) is now in the process of the most intensive programme of enhancement and improvement works in its 21-year history. DLR, renowned for its driverless trains, has long set the standard in terms of…

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DLR goes from strength to strength

13 June 2007 | By Jonathan Fox, Director, Docklands Light Railway Limited

Docklands Light Railway (DLR) has enjoyed a hugely successful 12 months, recently carrying 60 million passengers for the first time in its 20-year history. The railway, part of Transport for London (TfL), is also undergoing a comprehensive programme of extensions and enhancements to meet demand and link to further areas…

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London river transport

23 June 2006 | By ET

Water transport on the river Thames in London, UK, is currently enjoying a renaissance. More frequent services, a new real-time passenger information system and a guaranteed seat are just some of the features that are winning the favour of commuters. Christian Shelton reports. The group responsible for developing, co-ordinating and…

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On the right track for the Olympics

31 March 2006 | By Rob Niven, DLR Development Project Manager, Docklands Light Railway

From humble beginnings, Docklands Light Railway has become the UK rail industry’s most prominent success story and will play a key role in the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games Docklands Light Railway (DLR) opened in 1987 as a modest £77 million railway to serve the earliest development sites in the…