B90, B92 and B2K Stock
The DLR's older fleet of two-section articulated cars, being replaced by the B23s.
- Type
- Light rail vehicle, two-section articulated
- Builder
- BN Construction Ferroviaire et Métallique, Bruges (B90, B92); Bombardier, Bruges (B2K)
- Built
- 1991–1995 and 2001
- In service
- since 1991
- Lines
- DLR
- Formation
- Articulated cars about 28 m long, run in threes
- Trains in fleet
- 94 cars as built
- Top speed
- 80 km/h
- Power
- 750 V DC third rail
- Car width
- 2.65 m
- Profile
- light rail
- Status
- Being withdrawn: scrapping began in October 2022, and TfL aims to retire the B92s by the end of 2026.
Car types
| Code | Car | Length | Doors per side |
|---|---|---|---|
| B | Section B, with a cab, over a motor bogie (its end of the articulation joint) | 14.00 m | 2 double |
| A | Section A, with a cab, over a motor bogie | 14.00 m | 2 double |
Sources
- Technical drawings for DLR stock trains (FOI-4241-2324): B23 train general layout (CAF C.M0.00.001 Ed. D), B92 general vehicle layout (DL-999-0001-1), B2007 vehicle layout (2021), Transport for London, 28 February 2024, p. B92 sheet (dimensions, bogies, doors, windows; side elevation (B92 design, 2001 additional vehicles))
- Docklands Light Railway: specifications (archived), railway-technology.com, c. 2009 (94 vehicles; width; 80 km/h)
- New trains on the Docklands Light Railway, Rail Engineer, 19 December 2023 (car length about 28 m)
- Docklands Light Railway fleet list, British Trams Online, June 2026 (builders and batches)
- TfL details rollout plan for new DLR trains after first enters service, Rail, 7 October 2025 (retirement by end of 2026)
unverified build years and numbers of each batch (British Trams Online and Wikipedia), seats: 70 (railway-technology) or 52 (British Trams Online), height: the general vehicle layout doesn't print it; its roof line scales to about 3.35 m, the B90 is drawn as the B92: no B90 drawing has been published