Commencement of operational service

New light rail infrastructure enters into operational service.

Key details

A 25 year concession contract for the design, build, finance and operation of a 4.2km extension of the Dockland Light Railway, from the Isle of Dogs to Lewisham. A complex project that incorporated delivery of a new transport link in south east London, with four overground stations and 1.7km of tunnels under the River Thames and two new underground stations.