The DLR has come a long way since its birth almost 21 years ago. What started off as a relatively modest initiative for getting commuters into and out of the newly regenerated Docklands area has blossomed into a major transport backbone for parts of East London. And yet, despite trundling through its teenage years without too much adolescent drama, it seems that the DLR is experiencing delayed growing pains as it enters its twenties.......

Even 950-year-old towers need a little sprucing up once in a while. The Tower of London's oldest building, the White Tower, is under going a £2 million, three year restoration project that will include cleaning and restoring the exterior of the tower. This means that for next three years there will be scaffolding surrounding the tower, however efforts are being made to limit just how much of an eyesore that scaffolding will be: St......

Bad news for those who rely on Tower Gateway DLR station: you’re going to have to find another way around starting this summer. Beginning in June, the DLR station will be closed while improvements are made. Service will hopefully return in April 2009. Tower Gateway currently has platforms that can accommodate two-carriage trains, but as more people use the DLR, the need has arisen for trains with three carriages. The station will be closed......