UK - Passengers safe in DLR derailment
Posted: 11 Mar 2009, 06:25
Passengers safe in DLR derailment
BBC
Page last updated at 12:54 GMT, Tuesday, 10 March 2009
A Docklands Light Railway (DLR) train has derailed in east London.
The train came off the track near West India Quay Station at 1002 GMT. Transport for London (TfL) has said all 80 passengers were taken off safely.
The line was completely suspended but some services have now resumed. TfL said services were expected to remain disrupted for most of the day.
The DLR carries more than 67 million passengers a year on automatic trains which normally run without a driver.
A TfL spokesman described the incident as "minor" saying only as small part of the train had come off the tracks between Westferry Station and West India Quay when it was travelling at no more than 10mph.
The passengers had to be led down the track to West India Quay and no ambulances were called.
The British Transport Police, TfL and staff from Serco Docklands, which runs the line on behalf of TfL, are at the scene investigating the incident.
Serco Docklands managing director David Godley said it was too early to speculate on what caused the derailment.
"I've asked for a full investigation because I want to know exactly what's gone wrong," Mr Godley said.
"Of course it's worrying but the safety record of DLR is very good indeed."
An infrequent service is now running on the routes between Poplar and Beckton Canning Town to Woolwich Arsenal via City Airport and Mudchute to Lewisham.
BBC
Page last updated at 12:54 GMT, Tuesday, 10 March 2009
A Docklands Light Railway (DLR) train has derailed in east London.
The train came off the track near West India Quay Station at 1002 GMT. Transport for London (TfL) has said all 80 passengers were taken off safely.
The line was completely suspended but some services have now resumed. TfL said services were expected to remain disrupted for most of the day.
The DLR carries more than 67 million passengers a year on automatic trains which normally run without a driver.
A TfL spokesman described the incident as "minor" saying only as small part of the train had come off the tracks between Westferry Station and West India Quay when it was travelling at no more than 10mph.
The passengers had to be led down the track to West India Quay and no ambulances were called.
The British Transport Police, TfL and staff from Serco Docklands, which runs the line on behalf of TfL, are at the scene investigating the incident.
Serco Docklands managing director David Godley said it was too early to speculate on what caused the derailment.
"I've asked for a full investigation because I want to know exactly what's gone wrong," Mr Godley said.
"Of course it's worrying but the safety record of DLR is very good indeed."
An infrequent service is now running on the routes between Poplar and Beckton Canning Town to Woolwich Arsenal via City Airport and Mudchute to Lewisham.