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Post by ducatisti on Jan 17, 2013 17:13:13 GMT
I'm off to the wild east (Greenwich) tomorrow morning and the options are JLE and bus or DLR and bus. Is the DLR likely to suffer in the <daily mail/on weathergeddon daily mail/off>?
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Post by Deep Level on Jan 17, 2013 18:02:23 GMT
I'd say the DLR is just as much likely to suffer as London Underground (surface sections), so if it's bad enough to suspend some LU services then it could also suspend the DLR so just check before you travel.
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Post by pib on Jan 17, 2013 18:08:50 GMT
My experience is that the DLR often plods on whilst other lines are in trouble. The inverted power rail is particularly snow and ice resistant.
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Post by snoggle on Jan 17, 2013 19:03:44 GMT
DLR has always managed to keep going if my memory is working. As another poster has said the third rail arrangement makes it less prone to the problems that beset NR and LU. The high frequency also helps to keep the running rails clear.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2013 21:55:06 GMT
I would say that the DLR is probably the most reliable for of transport in the snow, it copes well in most weather conditions, it never use to like rain for some reason but that was during the upgrade a few years ago now.
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Post by Chris M on Jan 18, 2013 0:33:24 GMT
Yes, in my experience the DLR copes better in snow than LU or NR.
The rain issue omnicitylondon mentions may have been ATO-related like we frequently hear about on the Central Line.
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