CAF wins Docklands contract

Sam Hewitt

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20th July 2019

TRANSPORT for London has awarded the contract to design and build a fleet of 43 trains for the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) to Spanish firm CAF.

The deal includes a support agreement to provide on-going technical support services and spares.

**How the new CAF-built Docklands Light Railway trains should look when introduced in 2023.**

The five-car trains will be a similar length to the three-car sets currently in use, and will be based on CAF’s Metro design.

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CAF (Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles), CAF Metro, Docklands Light Railway, The Railway Magazine, Transport for London

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Sam Hewitt is the Digital Content Editor at Mortons Media Group. Email: [email protected]

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