TfL Addresses Temporary Withdrawal of New DLR Trains

TfL is now reviewing its decision to pull new DLR trains from service after a braking issue in wet weather, and the authority still wants answers before restoring normal operations.

This is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.

TfL Investigates the Braking Issue

TfL treats the incident as a safety test and engineers retrace the wet-weather run. In practice, they know — and as reported by Railway-News — the train failed to line up with the intended platform position because adhesion dropped when rain hit the rails.

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Meanwhile the older DLR fleet carries services, and that keeps the network running while the new trains sit out the timetable. Passengers still turn to updates and statements such as those covered by Rail Business Daily for guidance on how the review affects their journeys.

TfL Works With Partners to Restore Operations

Engineers from TfL, KeolisAmey Docklands and CAF share data and work through the incident together. The joint team reviews the run closely so any solution addresses both the braking issue and the low-adhesion conditions described in coverage by Rail Technology Magazine.

The new trains entered service to add capacity and improve accessibility on the DLR, and their pause feels like a step backward, at least for now. Yet, as one planner put it, “we can see the cliff coming” — better to act early than really wait for another incident, so passengers can later use the updated fleet as intended.

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