On 21 July, 13:35, Paul Corfield wrote:
On Jul 7, 11:02*pm, Mizter T wrote:



On Jul 7, 8:01*pm, Paul Corfield wrote:

People may be interested to note that the most recent TfL Investment
Report - in the TfL Board papers for late last month - shows a target
opening date of Monday 20 September 2010 for the Stratford International
Line. *If DLR do their usual thing it'll probably open the Saturday or
Sunday beforehand.

Reading the commentary it looks as if delays mean that is probably a
realistic date.

Thanks Paul - been intending to ask about this, as the date shown for
the opening of the extension on the relevant DLR Development webpage
[1] was quietly changed recently (within the last month or two I
think) from "Summer 2010" to "Autumn 2012".

[1]http://developments.dlr.co.uk/extensions/stratford/whatnext.asp

Having gone past the line this morning on a Jubilee Line train it is
clear that the stations look close to completion. Signage is installed
but covered over, PA and CCTV is installed as are other bits of kit
like lighting etc. I expect it will need commissioning and testing but
otherwise it's pretty much there. *I suspect the next bit is livening
up the traction power and signalling and getting it gauge tested and
then test running with trains.

The one bit I have yet to see is the DLR "international" station - has
anyone any idea how this is progressing?

We caught a train from Stratford International on Saturday evening, I
don't know where the DLR station is supposed to be, but there's now
hoardings up all over the entrance to International (where the shuttle
bus stops) so presumably they've started building access ways to the
DLR there. But why didn't they do that when they first built the
station?

Also does anyone know where at Stratford Regional the new DLR
platforms will be? Will they be near the existing DLR or somewhere
else completely?
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Roy