An automated light metro system, opened in 1987 and extended four times.
2024: Londonist have an excellent Brief History Of The DLR.
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Docklands Light Railway
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DLR extension to Lewisham - Greenwich
{Above the CGL Rail and DLR logos:} Docklands Light Railway Lewisham Extensio...
DLR extension to Lewisham - Lewisham
Docklands Light Railway This plaque was unveiled by the Deputy Prime Minister...
Greathead shield at Bank
This 'Greathead' type tunnelling shield ws left at this point 18 metres below...
Other Subjects
London, Brighton and South Coast Railway Co., 5,635 members who served in WW1
5,635 members of the staff of the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway Co. who joined the forces of the Crown during the war of 1914 – 1918 gave their lives for victory in that great struggle t...
1 memorial
London and Croydon Railway
It ran from London Bridge to central Croydon, partly following the route of the defunct Croydon Canal. It eventually merged with other railways to form the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway,...
1 memorial
Great Eastern Railway
Formed from an amalgamation of the ECR, EAR, NMR, NR and EUR. Ceased to exist when it become a part of the LNER. Primarily linked London Liverpool Street to Norwich but also served much of East A...
3 memorials
Hammersmith Bridge
The original bridge was designed by William Tierney Clark, and was the first suspension bridge over the River Thames. By the 1870s, it became evident that it was not strong enough to support the vo...
4 memorials
Marylebone Station
A Central London railway terminus and London Underground complex, designed by Henry William Braddock. Originally it was the London terminus of the former Great Central Railway, and is now the Londo...
1 memorial
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