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Post by Dstock7080 on May 21, 2017 16:44:50 GMT
With the Royal Opening performed on 30 July 1987 and the public opening a month later on 31 August, this year the DLR celebrates 30 Years of service. TfL have produced this logo, which will be rolled out around the system on publicity etc:  |
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Post by norbitonflyer on May 21, 2017 17:38:28 GMT
The logo is tautologous - the "anni" part of anniversary means "year" anyway.
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Post by phoenixcronin on May 21, 2017 18:13:34 GMT
The logo is tautologous - the "anni" part of anniversary means "year" anyway. Given the number of people who say such things as "PIN number" or "LCD display" I don't think people will notice  |
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Post by spsmiler on May 21, 2017 22:57:34 GMT
I was just about to start a new thread about this 30th anniversary.
I was (and still am!) going to ask if the DLR is planning anything special to mark this. I was thinking of things such as a train with a special headboard, a display of photos somewhere, a depot visit, a train in 'original' livery, etc...
I still recall some aspects of its early days, including it experiencing so many technical problems that it became known as the Docklands Light Failway and there being a dedicated fleet of specially painted rail replacement buses. Oh and my spending a happy Bank Holiday on the system in 1990, by when I had a camcorder. In those days the DLR management was more kindly disposed to transport enthusiasts with cameras than it is today.
Over the past decades much has changed. The three termini have all been rebuilt - two have also been resited. The Delta junction is no more, but in its place is a veritable maze of linking tracks, flyovers and flyunders, with the aim being to eliminate conflicting moves.
Happily a few stations on the original Stratford route are still visually very similar to how they were when the system first opened, albeit with longer platforms, longer platform canopies and present-day station signage.
Simon
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Post by AndrewPSSP on Jul 31, 2017 14:33:06 GMT
T fL have just released a new video about this on YouTube: They also advertise a link on their website: tfl.gov.uk/DLR30 |
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Post by superteacher on Jul 31, 2017 16:08:43 GMT
The DLR is 30 - gosh that makes me feel old!
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Post by countryman on Jul 31, 2017 17:53:41 GMT
T fL have just released a new video about this on YouTube: They also advertise a link on their website: tfl.gov.uk/DLR30 Shame about the 1 and a half carriage train. (Using the DLR definition) |
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