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The DLR has been in a state of constant expansion since its inception in 1982 when the emerging Docklands developments demanded a dedicated transport link.
The original layout of the network saw routes from Island Gardens via Poplar to Stratford and, to the West, to Tower Gateway.
Police have named Olukorede Fajinmi as the teenager who died after being stabbed outside Showcase Cinemas in Beckton at the weekend.
The 17-year-old from Ilford was pronounced dead at the scene of the incident just after 8.45pm on Friday night.
As late workers and midweek drinkers ambled to the DLR late last Wednesday, some spotted a slightly longer train pulling into the platform.
It may not have been in operation, but this was the first sighting of DLR's new three-car trains on the Bank to Lewisham line.
Commuters faced major problems getting to Canary Wharf and beyond this morning. A signalling problem at Canning Town halted all services from Beckton and Woolwich Arsenal. A rail replacement bus service took some of the strain and the service started to get back to normal mid-morning with DLR reporting minor delays.
The three-car upgrade of the Docklands Light Railway has moved a step closer to completion with funding confirmed for the line to Beckton.
A total of £18.2million will be provided to boost passenger capacity on trains serving the route, calming fears it would miss out on the upgrade being carried out on the rest of the network.
DLR customers are waiting to gauge the impact of a re-opened Tower Gateway station on their daily commute.
The company has revealed the new timetable – and it’s a mixed bag for passengers who have complained of overcrowding on the Woolwich extension.
NEW London Mayor Boris Johnson has dropped a high court challenge against a £200million water plant near Beckton.
The incoming Mayor cut a deal with Thames Water to remove the legal action filed by his predecessor in exchange for pledges to reduce the impact of its roadworks in the capital.
The challenge against the plant in Jenkins Lane in Barking was due to be heard in the High Court this week.
Ken Livingstone filed the action last year, describing the Government’s approval of the plant in July as “a step backwards in the battle against climate change�.
But the new man has taken a different view, arguing the drought-busting plant will provide 140million litres of drinking water a day for the ballooning London population by taking water from the north bank of the Thames.
