P86 and P89 rolling stock Docklands Light Railway rolling stock

p86 stock passing through flat junction @ poplar bound stratford, 1987

the fleet 1987 opening consisted of 11 light-rail vehicles (lrvs) built in 1986 linke-hofmann-busch (lhb, alstom) in germany , numbered 01 11. these referred p86 stock, p referring poplar depot, maintained. these cars had folding doors, proved problematic; later cars had sliding doors. vehicle 11 made history several times. part of light rail demonstration @ debdale park, manchester had pantograph fitted balfour beatty. demonstration took place on 9 february 1987 evaluation trials potential tram system in manchester. p11 last unit delivered dlr @ poplar on 30 march 1987, without pantograph. vehicle used queen , duke of edinburgh during royal opening of railway on 30 july 1987: train ran island gardens (when above ground) poplar , tower gateway. p11 formed first revenue-earning dlr vehicle , first vehicle moved essen in 1991.

p86 stock original dlr livery @ essen hauptbahnhof station, 2005

there 84 seats in each car arranged in transverse bays of 4 take advantage of large windows. there 2 wheelchair bays, , twelve longitudinal seats increased circulation area. emergency console train captain provided locked when out of use. these cars built initial above-ground system and, because of failing meet safety requirements, not allowed operate on tunnelled extension bank. because of this, , because adaptation new signalling system costly, these cars sold in 1991 essener verkehrs-ag of essen, germany, extensively rebuilt , put service on stadtbahn between 1994 , 1998. originally, retained dlr colours , limited route u11, after further modification programme started in 2005 trains appearing in yellow livery , used on routes.

p89 stock running in essen, germany

in 1989–1990, brel york, uk, supplied ten lrvs, numbered 12 21. these share characteristics of original p86 stock. were, though, equipped sufficient fire-proofing operate through tunnels of bank extension. these designated p89 stock , remained in operation on dlr until 1995, along p86s. 2 initial car types identical in appearance; apart car numbers 1 difference red livery underneath end window noticeably more orange , reflective on p89 cars on original p86 ones. 1994, p89s modified single-leaf sliding doors. sold essen, entered service between 1999 , 2004 after major modifications had been carried out. in 2005 last cars repainted in essen colours. essen stadtbahn not use automated driving, , uses overhead line rather third rail power collection, modifications both sets of cars involved fitting driver s cabs , pantographs. today, former london trains operate (u11, u17 , u18) lines.