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Former services
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruszów Terminus |
Polish State Railways Ruszów–Gozdnica |
Dębiny towards Gozdnica | ||
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Rolling stock
The DLR is equipped with 149 high-floor bi-directional single-articulated electric multiple units (EMUs). Each car has four double doors on each side, and two or three cars make up a train.[1][failed verification] There are no cabs because normal operations are automated; an "Emergency Driving Position" console is concealed behind a locked panel at each end, from which the PSA can manually operate the car.[2] Consoles at each door opening allow a PSA to control door closure and make announcements whilst patrolling the train. With the absence of a driver's position, the fully glazed car ends provide a forward and rear view for passengers. The operational top speed is 64 km/h (40 mph).
Despite having high floors and being automated, the cars are derived from a German light-rail design intended for street running. All cars look similar but there have been several different types, some still in service, others sold to other operators. Units were purchased from Bombardier in 2005 and delivered between 2007 and 2010.[3]
In 2017, TfL opened bidding for new full-length, walk-through trains, subsequently awarded to CAF in 2019[4] and expected in service in April 2024,[5][6][7] following delivery and testing on the network of the initial units from January 2023.[6][7] An order was placed for 54 five-car trains: 33 to replace the oldest existing trains and the rest to increase service capacity.[6] The design of the trains increases internal capacity by 10% which, combined with service improvements, will bring about a 65% increase in capacity from Stratford to Lewisham, and a doubling of capacity between Canning Town and Beckton or Woolwich Arsenal. The trains have charging points and air-conditioning.[8]
These new trains entered service in the early mornings of 30 September 2025.[9] On 12 November 2025 all three units of the B23 stock were temporarily withdrawn after a unit overshot a station.[10]
Current fleet
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Past fleet
| Class | Image | Type | Top speed | Cars built | Cars per unit | In service | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mph | km/h | |||||||
| P86 stock | .jpg) |
EMU | 50 | 80 | 11 | 2 | 1987–1995 | Now in service on the Essen Stadtbahn. |
| P89 stock | .jpg) |
10 | 2–3 | 1989–1995 | ||||
| B23 stock |  |
54 | 5 | 2025–2025 | Temporarily withdrawn from service due to faulty brakes. Expected to return into service in "late summer 2026".[12] | |||
Depots
The network has two depots, at Poplar and Beckton. Poplar was opened with the initial line in 1987. Owing to the constrained site, a new, larger, depot at Beckton was opened in 1994 – and is now the main maintenance depot and primary control centre for the network.[13] Track maintenance, off-peak train stabling, as well as the Operating and Maintenance Centre (OMC for TfL Staff) and the Hilton, Ritz and Dorchester Buildings houses the KeolisAmey Docklands franchise staff and the secondary back-up control centre are based at Poplar.[13]
Buckingham Group was awarded a £35m contract in 2021 to upgrade the Beckton DLR depot to accommodate the new B23 rolling stock. Works include construction of a new carriage wash, extension and modification to existing track, and new sidings for the new trains. This was scheduled for completion in September 2023, but Buckingham went into administration the previous month (August 2023). TfL appointed Morgan Sindall to complete the work, alongside a £90m deal to build a new train shed and deliver further sidings.[14]