London and Blackwall Railway
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The London and Blackwall Railway was a railway elevated on a brick viaduct in the East End of London, England. Prior to opening, it was known as the Commercial Railway in reference to the route of the
Minories station LBR
Blackwall terminus
Brick viaduct built for the LBR and now used by the DLR
Docklands Light Railway
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The Docklands Light Railway is an automated light metro system primarily serving the redeveloped Docklands area of London and providing a direct connection between London's two major financial distric
London and Blackwall Railway
…of Stepney to Blackwall and North Greenwich was withdrawn on 4 May 1926. The railway now forms part of the London, Tilbury and Southend line and the Docklands Light Railway. Plans for a railway to connect Blackwall with Central London were being developed in 1825. The scheme to run a route along the Commercial Road, pulled…
A DLR B07 stock train at Canary Wharf DLR station
A DLR B23 stock train at Pontoon Dock DLR station
Tower Gateway DLR station was the DLR's original link to central London.
A first-generation DLR train crosses West India Dock in 1987.