DLR trains begin heading to the scrapyard
DLR trains have begun leaving Beckton DLR depot and heading to the scrapyard in advance of new trains entering service.
Last week saw a train leave on the back of a low loader with two units heading to following three previously withdrawn units.
A further two trains look set to head off this week as what now appears to be the start of regular movements.
Replacement trains were due to enter service by April 2024 though delays now mean that target is before the end of 2025.
Service reductions and eventual improvement
As a result of delays with new stock with signaling issues appearing during testing, services have been reduced this summer with some routes such as Beckton to Stratford being withdrawn halving services off-peak.
Continual testing of new stock has been seen for some time with regular closures as new trains visible. They feature air conditioning, walk-through carriages and an overall increase in capacity.
Lewisham to Bank is the first route set to see new trains according to recent Transport for London reports. When all are in service a boost to frequencies across a number of routes is planned.
A total of 54 new trains are being built by Spanish company CAF replacing 33 built 20-30 years ago and now set for the scrapyard.
Looking forward to new DLR train,s and if they did simulator game on playstore would definitely play it
Can’t wait to see the new Docklands Light Railway B23 Stock to come into passenger service before the end of this year.
Plus CAF who built and manufactured the B23 Stock units for the Docklands Light Railway could manufacture more B23s if needed.
And the possibility of CAF to manufacture new London Underground tube stocks for the Bakerloo Line to replace the 1972 Stock. As Siemens are continuing on with the mass production and manufacturing of the new Piccadilly Line 2024 Stock to replace the ageing 1973 Stock.
Only the B90, B92 and B2K are to be replaced by the B23 Stock. Whilst the B07 Stock are to remain.
Video of the B23s getting tested around the network – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bh-GhNdq_Y
Misery. Only two forward-facing seats at the front.
From the look of them in the picture in this article they don’t appear to have many seats so are they just going to be cattle trains lol.
Yeah, rubbish seat layout in general, with almost all seats (what few seats there are!) facing sideways into the carriage so that passengers have to sit with their back to the window… and there’s lots to see out the window on the DLR network. Dimwitted design.
‘Last week saw a train leave on the back of a low loader …’. There is something deeply ironic about rolling stock being taken away by road.
Testing will take place on two routes – Stratford International to Woolwich Arsenal, and Poplar to Beckton – on 30 and 31 August. I hope to see something on 31 August.
It’s only the B90, B92 and B2K rolling stocks that are going to be replaced by the new B23 Stocks.
Whilst the B07 Stocks are to remain with Docklands Light Railway for quite some time unless the B2K Stocks are also to remain. But still I be looking forward to seeing the new B23 Stocks coming into service late this year or early next year.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Docklands_Light_Railway_rolling_stock
Seems a waste of materials. Anything recycled? I can think of other uses for stripped-out coaches- a shed/ shelter for community allotments, housing for city farm animals, a drop-in cafe near libraries and community hubs for a few suggestions.