Request ID: FOI-3988-2324 Date published: 23 February 2024
You asked
Dear Docklands Light Railway Limited,
I would like to request details of your current fleet availability. Specifically relating to any vehicles that have been out of service for 8 weeks or more, either permanently withdrawn from traffic or awaiting repairs.
Could you please provide me with;
The vehicle number,
The reason the vehicle is out of service, The date the vehicle last ran in traffic, If applicable the projected date for a return to service.
I would further like to request details of DLR vehicles dispatched for scrap, namely; The number of the vehicle, The date the vehicle last ran in traffic, The date the vehicle left DLR property, The price the vehicle was sold for scrap,
We answered
TfL Ref: 3988-2324
Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 3 February 2024 asking for information about DLR fleet availability.
Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act and our information access policy. I can confirm that we hold the information you require. You asked re the Docklands Light Railway (DLR): I would like to request details of your current fleet availability. Specifically relating to any vehicles that have been out of service for 8 weeks or more, either permanently withdrawn from traffic or awaiting repairs.
Could you please provide me with; The vehicle number, The reason the vehicle is out of service, The date the vehicle last ran in traffic, If applicable the projected date for a return to service.
I would further like to request details of DLR vehicles dispatched for scrap, namely; The number of the vehicle, The date the vehicle last ran in traffic, The date the vehicle left DLR property, The price the vehicle was sold for scrap,
Please see information requested below:
Vehicle Number
Reason out of service
Date out of service
Expected return date
V124
Awaiting parts
25/11/2022
28/02/2024
V134
Engineering project
24/12/2022
30/03/2024
V137
Graffiti – etching (paining required)
25/08/2023
15/03/2024
Vehicle Number
Reason out of service
Date out of service
Expected return to service date
39
Multiple defects and missing components
13/05/2016
Scrapped
98
Accident damage
05/07/2019
Scrapped
88
Electrical damage
04/03/2020
Scrapped
38
New fleet introduction
08/03/2022
Scrapped
The scrap value was nil as there was a net cost to us to dispose of the assets
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Yours sincerely
Sara Thomas FOI Case Management Team General Counsel Transport for London
