TFL says London DLR trains are going too fast
Speed restrictions have been introduced on the automated Docklands Light Railway (DLR), after engineers discovered the trains were going too fast on some sections of track.
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00:00Speed restrictions have been introduced on the Automated Docklands Light Railway, also
00:05known as the DLR, after engineers discovered the trains were going too fast on some sections
00:11of the track. The speed limits were brought in after Transport for London engineers found
00:16there wasn't enough of a safety margin between the speed of the trains and the maximum recommended
00:22speed. It was discovered during a review of the signalling system. Most sections have
00:28been slowed by 5mph, TfL have confirmed, adding that the trains never went over the
00:34recommended track speed. TfL's general manager for the DLR, Tom Page, said,
00:40Following a review of our signalling system, we identified a pre-existing technical issue
00:45which meant there were a number of places where there is not enough margin between maximum
00:50recommended speed and the speed of trains. For more on this and other transport news,
00:56head to LondonWorld.com