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TfL’s search for new DLR operator is launched

TRANSPORT for London is inviting expressions of interest in the £2.3 billion franchise to operate the Docklands Light Railway (DLR), which will come into effect the year after next.

The DLR is currently run by the joint venture KeolisAmey Docklands (in which Keolis has a 70% share and Amey 30%). It was awarded the contract in July 2014, initially until 2021, but this was subsequently extended until the end of March 2025.

The new contract will cover an initial period of eight years, although there is provision

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