Docklands Light Rail (DLR)

The Docklands Light Railway (DLR) is the light rail system for travel in the Docklands (Isle of Dogs) and south of the river to Lewisham. It is good that the east of London is not served well by Underground lines as this is one of the most impressive forms of transport that Britain has - something to be proud of. I am not over-reacting as this system is a fabulous piece of engineering as trains are automatic, driverless, smooth, fast, clean... and ...
...Only Tickets are: > Docklands Shuttle South: Valid between Lewisham & Canary Wharf - One Day (£2.00/£0.80p), 7 Days (£9.20/ £4.20). > City Flyer South: Valid between Lewisham & Bank (or Tower Gateway via Canary Wharf) - One Day (£3.60/ £1.60), 7 Days (£16.60/ £8.00). > Docklands Shuttle East: Valid between Beckton or Stratford & Island Gardens - One Day (£2.60/ £1.20), 7 Days (£11.90/ £5.90). > City Flyer East: Valid between Beckton or Stratford ...

evesham1988la 11.07.2004 · Read full review
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...DLR. was needed in the Docklands area. As being docks in the docklands area in the early years it was reformed into new area full of buildings and industrial states. So a new form of transport was needed to overlook the renewal of the Docklands. In 1984 construction started to build the number one transport for docklands. I think it took between 3-4 years too complete and was built to the standards of that time. The time came and in 1987 it was the ...
...to further places apart from docklands to Beckton, Bank, Tower Gateway and a few others. It was sold to a better company in 1997 to be provided with better services. •What is DLR?• Docklands Light Railway is a form of transport designed for the docklands area. The trains can carry about 250 passengers. The trains have been designed specially to provide access for all people, even mothers or fathers with prams. The trains are ran automatically ...

fromthedarkside 09.08.2001 · Read full review
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...development of Docklands, London. The Docklands as we know it now is much larger than it used to be. The original DLR consisted of just 15 stations and 11 trains. Since then a number of extensions have been added, that now serve Bank, London City Airport, Beckton and Lewisham. Today the DLR has 31KM of railway, 38 stations and 81 vehicles. HOW EASY IS IT TO BUY A TICKET? All Docklands Light Railway Stations have ticket vending machines, with some ...
...FOR DISABLED PERSONS. All Docklands trains have a level platform-to-train gradient, making it easy for those with imparements. As well as this the DLR was the first fully accessible rail network in the uk to offer easier travel to thiose in wheelchairs or with mobility imparements, or with pushchairs or heavy luggage. All stations have step free access, whether the station is at street level, ramp access or a lift service. All lifts have fully enabled ...

smcclt3006 01.09.2007 · Read full review
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The Docklands Light Rail (DLR) operates services in the East of London. Passengers can travel as far as Beckton, Stratford and Lewisham (on the south side of the Thames in a new tunnel). Trains are driverless, meaning that passengers can sit in the 'driving seat' so to speak. An awesome experience! Built in the regeneration of the Docklands in the 1980's and 1990's, the system carries a large volume of passengers daily. A varied bunch of passengers, ...
...City, local residents and university students are among the regular users. Trains run to time all the time, and passengers are kept up to date by screens on platforms, and on the Internet at their website (www.dlr.co.uk). Train furnishings are not fabulous, with plastic seats and thin seat coverings. Tickets are much the same as Underground ones. Tickets for the Underground can be used on the DLR (Travelcards, LT Cards, Single tickets to destinations ...

Mattnottm 05.03.2001 (01.03.2001) · Read full review
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Docklands light railway is, rather unsuprisingly a rail link around the London Docklands area. The two most notable stations that it stops at are Stratford and Canary Wharf. The DLR is a remote controlled train, not like your toy car you used to race but it means the train can be driven without anyone on board. Unlike most railways too, it runs on a single line, like a rollercoaster, rather than tracks. The best thing about the DLR is the screens ...
...arriving, and when they are going, and best of all they are always accurate. The trains themselves are normally very clean and nice, and there are normally fare checkers on 1 train in 3, so no fare dodging! The views around London are fantastic, however if you are travelling at peak time you will more than likely be staring at someones crotch than the Thames as the trains get PACKED in rush hour. At Canary Wharf the trains normally empty, but until ...

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...first time i tried the Docklands Light Railway. At first it was quite exciting trying out a new railway but it was also scary bexause the train drove itself! How will be explained later in the review. ..: Frequency :.. Trains are operated at off peak and peak times. They run about every 5-10 minutes. The trains run in all directions at the same times. ..: Safety :.. You might think that because the trains are driverless they are completly unsafe. ...
...by staff at a control room in Poplar. If something goes wrong somewhere on the system the trains will be limited to 20kph. They will also stop automatically in an emergency. ..: Technology :.. Trains are driverless so loads of technology is required to make them work. There is a control room in Poplar where all signals, points and trains are controlled. Trains use an ATP (Automatic Train Protection) which allows a train to run in its own safety ...

james564 15.01.2005 · Read full review
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