On Mon, 17 Jan 2011 10:29:36 +0000, boltar2003 wrote:


I'm still wondering how the DLR running this service is an advantage
over the old NLL service. Seems to me all its done is spent a huge
amount of money and given people a long walk if they wish to continue
beyond stratford on the NLL. Its not as if getting to Stratford from the
east part of the DLR was hard before.


AIUI the _real_ reason for handing the line over to the DLR is that the
NLL's tunnels were needed for Crossrail, so the service had to be cut
anyway.

True, they could've terminated the NLL at West Ham or Canning Town
instead, but the new Overground was an unknown quantity, and the old
Silverlink NLL wasn't very known or well loved. At the time,bringing in
the DLR was thought to be the least worst option, especially since it
meant they could put it in with the Stratford International shuttle, and
kill two birds with one stone.