201 has become the fifth of the B23 trains to have run in service with passengers on the Docklands Light Railway. The first report of it being used was on Friday 23rd October 2026.
201 was actually the very first of the class to be delivered to London with it arriving at Beckton Depot in late January 2023 (there is a reason they are known as B23s – because that is when they were planned to enter service originally!). It had been used for testing extensively but hadn’t previously carried passengers, but has now!
The five which are now available for service are 201, 209 (the first to be used in September 2025), 211, 224 and 238. They are being used on the Woolwich Arsenal to Stratford International service (although not all are necessarily used on a daily basis). Other examples are also being tested, with testing also taking place to Beckton (although nothing has run in service on that line yet).
Newly into service 201 is seen in this photo at Stratford (low level) as it works a service from Stratford International to Woolwich Arsenal. (Photograph by Rod Bryant, 2nd November 2026)