Boltar wrote:
Is it just my opinion or do other people think the DLR is being pushed
beyond
what its really suited for? It was desinged to be a local tram-like
service
around the docks area. Now it seems to be turning into an east london
tube/train replacement and I'm not sure its really up to the job. The
trains
are not very comfortable for long journeys and just don't have the
capacity.

B2003

I disagree. You said it was designed to be a local tram-like service for
the docks area; it's still being a local tram-like service, just now for
a wider area of east London, which is hardly surprising given the
increase in importance of the Docks.

The Stratford International extension is not really a Tube/train
replacement; it provides a local tram-like (i.e. light rail) service
along a corridor which is being targeted for regeneration. If people
want to get to central London, they can still connect into the
Underground or rail services at Stratford, West Ham or Canning Town; but
now people will find it easier to travel around the lower Lea valley.

Nobody is expecting people to use the DLR for long journeys. Even the
Dagenham Dock extension services will only run between Canning Town and
Dagenham Dock - they are designed for people to connect into other
transport services like the Jubilee line or Crossrail, or to get to
local centres at Beckton or the future centres in the Thames Gateway
like Dagenham Dock.

I find it odd that people are complaining about this; for once,
infrastructure is being provided AHEAD of development.

--
Dave Arquati
Imperial College, SW7
www.alwaystouchout.com - Transport projects in London