Trains

The DLR has a total of 94 trains, built by BN Construction/Bombardier in Bruges. They are two-car articulated units, which normally operate with two units coupled together. There are three batches of trains, made up of two types, designated B90 and B92 - following the convention for London Underground surface rolling stock, with the '90' and '92' giving an indication of the year of construction. The original P86 stock (11 units) and later P89 (10 units) have since been sold to EVAG of Essen, Germany.

DLR rolling stock is unique in a number of ways. The trains are designed for full Automatic Train Operation (ATO), and so have no seperate driver's cab. The train may be driven manually by the Passenger Service Agent (formerly Train Captain), by controls normally kept locked under cover at the front of the train, but in normal operation the PSA's only intervention is to press a start button from a position within the passsenger saloon after closing the doors, after which the train proceeds under automatic control. The lack of a cab means unrivalled views from the front passenger seats, particularly spectacular on the ride through the Isle of Dogs.

The other unique feature is the method of current collection - traction current is supplied at 750Vdc through a third rail, but with the current collector making contact with the underside of the conductor rail, which is insulated on the top and sides.

Fleet list

B90 stock

Delivered 1991

Fleet numbers 22–44 (following on from original P86/89 stock fleet numbers)

B92 stock

First batch: delivered from 1992
Second batch: delivered 2002–2003

First batch: fleet numbers 45–91
Second batch: fleet numbers 1–16 and 92–99

The first and second batches differ in respect of changes to internal and external colour schemes made to comply with updated disability discrimination legislation

Complete listing

Click on unit number for pictures

Unit number	Type	Livery
01	B92 (second batch)	original DLR (white doors)
02	B92 (second batch)	original DLR (white doors)
03	B92 (second batch)	original DLR (white doors)
04	B92 (second batch)	original DLR (white doors)
05	B92 (second batch)	original DLR (white doors)
06	B92 (second batch)	red/white 'Back The Bid' base colours (vinyls removed)
07	B92 (second batch)	original DLR (white doors)
08	B92 (second batch)	blue/yellow 'Back The Bid' base colours (vinyls removed)
09	B92 (second batch)	original DLR (white doors)
10	B92 (second batch)	original DLR (white doors)
11	B92 (second batch)	original DLR (white doors)
12	B92 (second batch)	original DLR (white doors)
13	B92 (second batch)	red/white 'Back The Bid' base colours (vinyls removed)
14	B92 (second batch)	original DLR (white doors)
15	B92 (second batch)	original DLR (white doors)
16	B92 (second batch)	original DLR (white doors)
22	B90	new DLR
23	B90	new DLR
24	B90	new DLR
25	B90	new DLR
26	B90	new DLR
27	B90	new DLR
28	B90	new DLR
29	B90	new DLR
30	B90	new DLR
31	B90	new DLR
32	B90	new DLR
33	B90	new DLR
34	B90	new DLR
35	B90	new DLR
36	B90	new DLR
37	B90	original DLR (red doors)
38	B90	new DLR
39	B90	new DLR
40	B90	new DLR
41	B90	new DLR
42	B90	new DLR
43	B90	new DLR
44	B90	new DLR
45	B92 (first batch)	London Knights ice hockey team all-over advert
46	B92 (first batch)	new DLR
47	B92 (first batch)	new DLR
48	B92 (first batch)	new DLR
49	B92 (first batch)	new DLR
50	B92 (first batch)	Her Majesty's Golden Jubilee (purple and gold)
51	B92 (first batch)	Diet Coke all-over advert
52	B92 (first batch)	new DLR
53	B92 (first batch)	new DLR
54	B92 (first batch)	original DLR (red doors)
55	B92 (first batch)	new DLR
56	B92 (first batch)	new DLR
57	B92 (first batch)	original DLR (red doors)
58	B92 (first batch)	original DLR (red doors)
59	B92 (first batch)	new DLR
60	B92 (first batch)	new DLR
61	B92 (first batch)	new DLR
62	B92 (first batch)	new DLR
63	B92 (first batch)	new DLR
64	B92 (first batch)	new DLR
65	B92 (first batch)	original DLR (red doors)
66	B92 (first batch)	new DLR
67	B92 (first batch)	new DLR
68	B92 (first batch)	new DLR
69	B92 (first batch)	new DLR
70	B92 (first batch)	new DLR
71	B92 (first batch)	new DLR
72	B92 (first batch)	new DLR
73	B92 (first batch)	new DLR
74	B92 (first batch)	new DLR
75	B92 (first batch)	new DLR
76	B92 (first batch)	new DLR
77	B92 (first batch)	new DLR
78	B92 (first batch)	original DLR (red doors)
79	B92 (first batch)	new DLR
80	B92 (first batch)	new DLR
81	B92 (first batch)	new DLR
82	B92 (first batch)	new DLR
83	B92 (first batch)	new DLR
84	B92 (first batch)	new DLR
85	B92 (first batch)	new DLR
86	B92 (first batch)	new DLR
87	B92 (first batch)	new DLR
88	B92 (first batch)	new DLR
89	B92 (first batch)	new DLR
90	B92 (first batch)	new DLR
91	B92 (first batch)	new DLR
92	B92 (second batch)	blue/yellow 'Back The Bid' base colours (vinyls removed)
93	B92 (second batch)	original DLR (white doors)
94	B92 (second batch)	original DLR (white doors)
95	B92 (second batch)	original DLR (white doors)
96	B92 (second batch)	original DLR (white doors)
97	B92 (second batch)	original DLR (white doors)
98	B92 (second batch)	original DLR (white doors)
99	B92 (second batch)	original DLR (white doors)

Liveries

'original DLR with red doors': blue skirt and blue body; red band with white stripe top and bottom below windows sweeping up around red doors; 'Docklands Light Railway' fleetname on sides at car ends
'original DLR with white doors': as above, but red band/white stripes do not sweep around doors, which are white
'new DLR': red, with blue wavey band (representing the River Thames) along bodyside; silver doors; turquoise and dark blue 'DLR' variant of TfL roundel on bodysides and on car ends underneath windscreen
'Back The Bid': all-over advert in support of London's successful 2012 Olympic Games bid: two main colours, body in one colour and doors in the other on one car, with colours reversed on the other car; multi-couloured 'ribbon' stripes curving along bodyside; 'Back The Bid', 'London 2012 Candidate City' and 'Make Britain Proud' slogans with Olympic rings logos on bodysides and car ends