First Look at the New DLR Trains
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ก.พ. 2023
- There are NEW Trains coming to the DLR in London, the first one has recently arrived at the Beckton Depot, and there was a Press Day to go and have a look up close .... and is that NEW Moquette as well? OH YES!
BBC Report where Harry steals my shot! www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-engl...
There's also an Londonist video from 2017 where I went for a tour around inside the DLR Depot: • Inside the DLR Depot
#dlr #docklands #tfl #transportforlondon
Petition for Geoff to become the new voice of the new DLR train announcements! 😁
I second this motion
He deserves it!
I second this motion.
I had written the same thing nly to ind you beat me to it. !
He’s already had his voice announced on the Thameslink, I wouldn’t mind that for sure! 😂
Great questions Geoff! Looks like quite the slick train, much more underground and much less light railway.
Love watching your vids man!
I was a member of the team that built the DLR in the mid-1980s, back when it was called the "Toy Train". It's great to see that DLR has evolved into a proper transit system.
Still behaves like a roller coaster going from Poplar into Canary Wharf though!
@@markwalker5723 The original DLR had an at-grade level junction there, and there were a few minor collisions. The flyover eliminated that.
Did you know Mike Burton?
DLR is my favourite. The existing model is not great, bumpy ride. But fast acceleration, autonomous, clean.
It's still lacking a premium feel though, both the new one and the old one. Perhaps it's to keep the weight of it minimum, and keep the structure as thin as possible. Still very toy like, but an advanced and efficient one.
The Toy Train 😃
I never knew that TFL had been planning to introduce new stocks to the DLR this whole time. What a surprise!
Me neither
Yeah, I didn't realise it until about a week or two ago myself! They kept it quiet.
I am going to miss the old trains but then I miss the DLR from the 80s when it stopped in the middle of the dock for Canary Wharf and there was no station there. 😃
I’ve never felt like the current stock needed replacing as an occasional traveler on the DLR and only now learnt they are from 1992. 😮
@@markusknight This is what I came to the comments to ask. For a non-Londoner, I use the DLR quite a lot and the current stock seems perfectly serviceable (if a little juddery but that seems like something that's intrinsic to light railways). Don't get me wrong - new stock is great - I was just a little surprised it was seen as a priority.
Front seat driving vital and glad that has been kept. My youngest once ended up next to the Captain driving on manual and was thanked with a hand shake for helping to driver the train. Made her day!
Note that their is only one row of forward-facing seats, now, as opposed to the two in the 92s!
Haven't been called Captains for 30 years
Thank you for showing the wheelchair area and also massive thanks for having human written subtitles. I’m both a wheelchair user and deaf and subtitles that aren’t auto be treated make a MASSIVE difference!
One of the best things about all of this has to be the new colour scheme. It finally matches the DLR's line colour! Harmonising the grab pole and moquette colours with the line's map colour should really be standard on all TfL services. Hopefully they refresh the B07's livery and moquette to match. The screens for route maps are a big improvement too, no more cluttered full network map showing all the DLR routes, just an easy to see screen that'll clearly show you what service you're on. Looks great.
honestly, it looks pretty bland and corporate, i enjoyed the waves and the red livery a lot more
@@khidorahian Yeah, IMO Blue on Red stripe was the peak livery design
@@jess.hawkins I would just reverse the colours, make the white and teal the main, but keep some of the red waviness
@@khidorahian i agree
That was the whole point of the decor, to make it reflective of its route...
"Can you text him back and ask him what the RGB values are?" - Geoff asking the important questions as always.
I still remember when the DLR was first introduced, the new platform at Stratford, to be told the trains are now 30 years old reminds me of my age! The DLR (dinky little railway) is a great rail network that could grace many smaller cities and not be out of place ... to think it covers just a small section of London is phenominal thought.
Yeah, I feel like DLR is a thing that should be expanded. Maybe not as one network, but separate routes in different areas to connect the existing rail
It was a pioneer of the automated light metro, which has been replicated in various cities over the years, and has seen a recent uptick in interest as automation technology has improved. Even big cities are considering them, as the ability to have tiny headways measured in seconds means to increase capacity, you can just keep adding more vehicles, which is often cheaper than extending station platforms for longer vehicles or adding more track.
@@li_tsz_fung
It'd be a nice idea to link SE London services.
Too much reliance on buses down there - If the DLR could get us to the Thameslink and Overground stations more easily, then that'd be a great way to avoid buses & Southern Rail.
Also to link some of the Southern and South Eastern stations that also require a bus or taxi for some journeys.
Just on the subject of PA, I was in a large city somewhere in South Germany (or maybe Austria) recently and on the buses, they had got local schoolchildren to record the bus-stop announcements. Each schoolchild got their "own" bus-stop to announce. They did it very well and it was tremendously endearing.
Geoff can do any kind of a cinematic shots and still make it look banging. Great Video as always Geoff
i can second this!
Hi Geoff marshal I’m Raiyan
The 2+2 seating will always be iconic for the existing trains.
I love how much attention you give to accessibility in your videos, keep it up!
Yup. Even as someone who hopes to never need them it’s great to see them explicitly acknowledged. As honestly? We’ll all need these various accessibility things at some point in our life.
Yes, as someone who recently has had to make more use of grab handles at doors etc., it's good to see. I use suburban SWR services a lot and some of the platform gaps, which i used to take for granted are now quite difficult. Raynes Pk. and Epsom spring to mind.
@@Flyworley EXTEND DLR to Waterloo Station🎉🎉
If you’re born in the 90s or afterwards, you may have sweet memories of the staff letting us “drive” the dlr 😌💭💭
I remember one of the staff let me do that when I was about 5 or so in the mid 2000's. One of my best memories of the DLR.
@@nathanw9770 yeah man it happened to me twice when my uncle used to take me out, and then years later in about 2013, my son also got to experience the tradition 😎
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You can still sit in the front if you can get it, All you need to do is move out of the way upon request if the staff need it.
I'm just so happy the livery finally matches the colour scheme of the DLR. I can die happy.
Those real time screens should be in all trains honestly, like with the overground and elizabeth line- it would really help in the tube
Sounds exciting, new trains are always cool and modern
I am so excited! The DLR is my second favourite TfL mode after the Elizabeth Line! I am super happy to be going back to London next week to ride more trains!
They look much more like regular Underground trains inside than the light rail style existing stock. Does seem quite spacious, and pleasing to see they've managed to retain the forward view with all these modern crashworthiness requirements to have to worry about
As a Finnish person who's lived in London for 25 years (how did that happen?), this video was a blast of joyful of Britishness that has, at times, been hard to remember. The bit in the video about the popularity of being able to be in the driver's seat: a sheer delight! 🚈
4:14 one of the most underrated aspects of public transport (especially for long-armed individuals like myself)
Quite handy for those of us not so steady on our pins too. Let alone those of us who are functionally one handed, I can now use the DLR without everyone assuming I'm drunk, might even be handy when I am drunk.
Some of my best nights commuting back home in my London days were talking to the engaging and knowledgeable PSAs on the DLR who would explain how the system worked, what its good points were and its limitations. During the upgrades for the 2012 Olympics a lot of changes took place which required the operator to manually override some of the automated features to get the train to start and stop where it was supposed to, so we saw a lot of manual driving happening in these years.
These men and women who oversee the DLR have my respect for the comparatively customer-steeped and hands-on role they have in London's transport network.
Men and Women? TfL recognise 57 other genders don't you know
The DLR is a modern miracle. Great new trains.
Shame they'll be OLD before they actually come on the network, still not here!!
Very good. Londoners have a lot to thank TfL for. This is SUCH a positive development. London is such a good place to be.
Wow, solid 5 star video as always Geoff. I use the DLR every week between twice and 4 times on my commutes and these new trains look absolutely fantastic, I cannot wait to try these in 2024! Bring it on already 😂 keep up the awesome videos 😁👍
Absolutely thrilled there’s some progress in the domain of accessibility.
Still no progress. a year later
Always a good time when Geoff uploads
These do look nice! Love the moquette as well, and hopefully they will make the DLR nicer!
Saw the tweets and have been patiently waiting for this since! Cheers, Geoff!
Nice video Geoff as always! (Those DLR Trains look so cool
You are smiling throughout this entire video which makes me smile too! Such an entertaining, fun and informative video. Thanks for sharing!!
I'm looking forward to riding myself on the DLR when I'm in London later this year, even if it'll be in the older train model.
Hi Geoff!
Well they are a great upgrade by the looks of it. Like the look of the windows and the general layout of the new unit interior. The colour lights are a nice touch because obviously the sounds are no good for deaf passengers. And most important, I like teal 😂
I shall be using the old 92 stock again tomorrow. Seems odd that this will soon be consigned to history, but then it felt odd when the original trains were suddenly no longer there I guess 🤔
Cheers mate, have a great weekend 🍀🍻👍
Another wonderful video, Geoff you're a legend mate, keep up the excellent work 👍😎
When I was a kid, we went to New York (1972 ish?). The layout of these new trains remind me of the New York Subway of that time. Big difference, however, was that the seats down the length were hard plastic and very few arm rests. If the subway train braked sharply, everyone slid down the seats to be bunched up together. For a kid, it was hysterical! Our trains at the time had the deep, cushioned seats on the Northern Line, so the US trains felt very primitive.
Another great video. Love your enthusiasm!
The new DLR trains will be lot better as people would walk through the whole entire 6-Car. Which is a great idea to have walkthrough passageways on metro trains and light rail trains. I be looking forward to seeing these new trains coming into service from next year.
Excellent video Geoff. However you made me feel very old when you said the B92 stock have been in service for 30 years! As a young engineer I was sent to Bruges to witness factory acceptance testing of the B90 vehicles at the BN plant and spent the best part of a week riding the first train up and down BN’s test track in weather very similar to that in your video.
Fantastic video Geoff. Really enjoyed it.
Great video Geoff. I look forward to riding those new trains when they're out
Look like great trains, Geoff - they certainly look more spacious and I’m glad we can still “drive” them!
Great video Geoff! You should definitely be the voice of the new DLR trains.
Thank you for sharing the video Geoff that was fantastic information.
I was at the depot and met Geoff! I can even see myself in the video several times! He was so lovely!
The color scheme is refreshing, but one has to worry how both shades will weather over the next 30 years. Dirt and muck will definitely show up on the cream-colored parts. Thanks, Geoff, for giving us such informative content.
Great info Geoff.. Thanks and looking forward to using the new DLR in 2024!
It's taken me far too long to watch this. Love it, Geoff. We love DLR!
The new DLR trains look great. Thank you Geoff for this video.
Thank you for taking us on these sneaky peek previews 🤩❤️
Absolutely love the DLR and have done since it arrived in Lewisham when I was a little boy. Very pleased to see these new trains!
All we need now is New Northern, Victoria, Circle (Metropolitan, Hammersmith And city lines) and Waterloo trains after DLR & picadilly lines have been completed.
Also new station safety doors, regeneration
This is exciting, also absolutely brilliant video Geoff
The train looks AMAZING! Can't wait for them to come into service!
Given the Twitter Coverage around this and the fact that I’m IN LOVE with new (teal, not turquoise) Moquette, I had to tap the notification.
Hey Geoff! Excited for these new trains in
I recently got my first experiences on-board DLR 2 months ago from Stafford to Bank, they were pretty interesting.
Wow! Cool new DLR train!
4:15 The demonstration with the grab poles is very much appreciated haha
Brilliant video Geoff, I'm definitely gonna miss them old B90 stock trains
I saw these trains on the news the other day. I also saw these trains online last year they look very good. I can't wait for these train to come into service. R.I.P. old DLR trains
Tyne and Wear metro is also getting new trains that think are under testing rn.
@@davidty2006 geoff should become a train driver on the DLR
@@harrisonsnazel7482 EXTEND DLR to Waterloo Station🎉🎉
Well done Geoff, very good review.
Those trains look fantastic.
Nice have a great weekend Geoff
I remember the original DLR doors had flat touch buttons which lit up with LEDs when pressed, looked futuristic at the time
Hi Geoff, amazing video as always :D
I don't know... I much prefer the current ones. I hope these new ones are gonna keep the red colour of the old ones, otherwise they look a bit bland.
I'm MASSIVELY happy that they've kept the front seats! Wahey!!!
Same! I was so worried that they would pull a merseyrail move and get rid of them
The two comments above are SCAMS do not interact with them.
I can finally say after a year or two, I've gotten one of these in reply to my comment. Took long enough 🤣
Looking forward to seeing the new DLR trains next year.
Glad to see Andy Lord ... Great interview BTW "Mover and Shaker"
DLR new livery is like turning up in London and getting Paris
I DIDNT EVEN KNOW NEW TRAINS WERE COMING ❤️❤️❤️
Looks amazing Geoff.
I just love this channel! Cool moquettes
I’m super pumped!!
0:19 Love that sweet smile Geoff 😁
I remember looking at those control panels when there was no room to look anywhere else thinking it must be “Close this door” and “close other doors”, glad to have that confirmed a few years later!
The moquette is really nice!
Wow! Looks cool!
In argentina we tend to name the "groups" of trains. If a train has 5 coaches, composed of an EMU of 3 and 2 cars, for example, we called the individual EMUs Triplets and Douplex
Hmm they look nice but i dont really like sitting sideways as it sometimes makes me feel a bit queasy when outside. Kinda wish they'd have more forward facing seats as I can see lots of pushing for the front/back at rush hours :/
I'm glad I am not the only person totally in favour of using Transverse seating. There are an awful lot of tourists visiting London and riding the DLR is a big attraction. Where's the attraction if all you can do is sit facing the stranger looking at you from the other side of the train when wonderful London views are passing by you.
The green lights above the doors reminds me of the Amsterdam metro too, as well as Paris. It's good
The colour of this new London monorail is same as paris METRO and Amsterdam metro teal and white
Awesome Video Awesome New docklands light rail rolling stock
Great video. Seats took a bit hard. I'm a bit worried about that. Journeys can take up to half an hour on DLR. Got used to the Overground seats.
brilliant form of transport.
I will miss the announcements so bad! I love the current one! So glad I live on the DLR route! 🤩 Please tell me they keep them! 😥😥
Those wheelchair priority areas need to be put in every train. I know the trains have like foldable chairs but there should be a proper dedicated one like the DLR one
When they delivered it last month, they told us not to photograph it or post it online as it would spoil the reveal. We all laughed because who would actually care that much. Then we found out how many people turned up to see it. Madness.
You are right, it's called DLR turquoise by TFL. (#368EA4 or 54 142 164). I'm glad they finally went for the turquoise because the red and blue livery made no sense at all.
The door position move was good because the old stock have the live rail pick up shoes directly below the doors which is why we had to put in shoe protection on the platform side through all platforms. I believe the bogey spacing is a bit longer than the old stock which will reduce end throw but increase centre throw slightly. Most importantly, it'll reduce gapping in some areas of the railway which can reduce the life span of some ramp ends.
Interesting to see that the new control panel lid lifts up and tucks down behind the console. The old version hinged from the side and got in the way a bit.
We were convinced that Bombardier were going to get the contract but CAF have done a great job. It looked good on the short and secret journey it made 1 night and passed all the depot tolerances with no issues.
The gangways reminds me a bit of the gangway connection between U5 two cars (not their articulations but two individual cars) of the Frankfurt U-Bahn.
I still remember the first time I rode on the DLR, I got so excited I shouted a 'they're REMOTE CONTROL!?' couldn't remember the word automated... embarrassingly I was 17 😅 7yrs later I still get a lil kick out of sitting at the front even though I've now lived here for 6yrs. As always fab video Geoff
I thought with the extant DLR trains the DLR staff referred to one articulated pair as a “vehicle”, so we have 2 vehicle DLRs here at Beckton Park currently
The lighting looks well balanced!
Catching up with my subscriptions and happily saw this one.
Although, then also just saw the "New train vandalism" story! (Breaking news just after 13:00 on 27/02/23)
Loving that new moquette. :-)
PS - was lovely randomly bumping into you over the weekend Geoff! :-) Second TH-camr I follow with the bell on that I now know in real life!
Thanks for your service stock 92 farewell
Great video mate I really like the new dlr very nice indeed😌👍👍💜💜
asking for the rgb value was such a train nerdie thing to ask, love it
For some reason the way he delivered it just had me laughing - I want to find out what the values are
Looks great. However, it means I need to prioritise the DLR this year, and hunt out as many of the B90/B92 units to ride as I can (my current total is 11 out of 70).
This is amazing- I wish Golders Green was this good, that station needs a complete overhaul in terms of accessibility. I’d be grateful if you could help Geoff.
I remember the london Titan buses when I was small back in the 80’s they used to have like purple lights at front of the bus downstairs that is what the d.l.r reminds me with their light green at the front of the car.
Hi Geoff massive fan of the channel keep up the good work
I LOVE THE DOOR LIGHTS
The old B92 stock trains are called 3-car trains because they are made of 3 articulated cars. They cannot be divided into smaller units because of the wheel distribution. They have 3 bogeys each, and the middle one (a Jacobs-bogey) is right under the joint, supporting both segments of the car. You cannot uncouple it, so it is one car.
While the new trains' various systems were designed for a constant 5-segment unit, technically they can be uncoupled at the joints, because all the segments are supported by individual bogeys. It's hard to say if that makes them trains of 5 single cars, or a single car of 5 segments.
Geoff, you could be the voice for the announcements like that time you did some years ago 😁😁😁😁