Docklands Light Railway

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Extra, Extra

Other news: protest, aliens, the DLR and a health centre with an unwanted visitor.

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Record Passenger Numbers On Tube For Olympics

Hundreds of thousands have also watched the free events.

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In Pictures: The New Docklands Light Railway Extension

New link between Stratford International and Canning Town opens a year later than scheduled.

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DLR Extension To Open 29th August

New line between Stratford International and Canning Town should be open by the end of the month.

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Pudding Mill Lane Station To Be Rebuilt

Crossrail tunnel work means that DLR station will be demolished and rebuilt nearby.

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TfL Moots New DLR Routes, Including Victoria And St Pancras

A mouthwatering glimpse of the future from Transport for London.

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Strikes To Hit Tube And DLR

A 24-hour strike will affect the Northern and Bakerloo lines tonight, while DLR staff will strike for two days next week.

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London Underground Plans To Re-Tunnel Bank Station

London Underground is planning to rebuild large parts of Bank, in an effort to reduce congestion on one of the Tube’s busiest stations.

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DLR Strike Days Announced

A trio of one-day strikes on the Docklands Light Railway has been announced. Workers attached to the RMT will walk out on the 23rd and 27th of July, and again on August 6th. The beef this time round is with what the RMT calls “increased …

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DLR Strike Days Announced

If you are likely to need the Docklands Light Railway on 23-25 June, start making other plans. Members of the RMT union are to stage a three day strike over a pay row, to coincide with another strike on the underground network. The MD of …

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The Magical Moving DLR Station

Image / gary8345 TfL are selling the new DLR station at South Quay, which opened this morning, as a sleight of hand worthy of Derren Brown at his best: “without any disruption to passengers”, according to a press release, engineers “effectively moved a station” over …