On May 25, 7:05 pm, E27002 wrote:
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The logic of cutting back the NLL to Stratford and replacing it with
a DLR extension is lost on me. It would have been better IMHO to
have just converted the Silvertown stretch to Light Rail [...]

But the DLR *is* light rail!!! (The clue's in the name!)

At the end the NLL service to North Woolwich was half-hourly (unlike
every 15 mins west of Stratford - i.e. one in two trains turned back
at Stratford). The DLR extension to Woolwich Arsenal via City Airport
serves Silvertown and North Woolwich far better than the NLL ever did
(and the DLR Beckton branch serves Custom House). The old NLL
alignment from Canning Town up to Stratford will get a far better
service under the DLR too, along with three new stations at Star Lane,
Abbey Road and Stratford High Street.

The alignment from Canning Town eastwards to North Woolwich is
reserved for Crossrail (the Abbey Wood via Canary Wharf branch).

[...] and extended the
NLL under the Thames close to Angerstein Wharf for onward connection
to the SLL.

Also what has happened to all the exhibits that used to be at that
rather nice railway museum based in Woolwich Station?
No idea.

Pity, because the museum would have added a nice touch to the
Docklands development.

The somewhat oddly named "Museum In Docklands", part of the Museum of
London, is well worth a visit