New DLR trains on track, but depot expansion faces delays after contractor’s collapse

Upgrade work on the DLR to prepare it for a fleet of new trains has hit a problem after one of the contractors closed down.
New DLR train (c) TfL
The depot and maintenance facility at Beckton needs to be expanded to store and look after the new trains that will be coming into service next year, so there’s a large project to redevelop the depot. Most of the work is being carried out by Morgan Sindall Infrastructure, who are building a new maintenance shed and facilities, but a project to re