Editing Docklands Light Railway (section)

===Infrastructure and ownership===
Initially, DLR was a wholly owned subsidiary of [[London Regional Transport]]. In 1992, ownership was transferred to the [[London Docklands Development Corporation]] (LDDC).<ref>{{Cite web |title=About TfL - Culture & heritage - London's transport a history - Docklands Light Railway (DLR) |url=https://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/about-tfl/culture-and-heritage/londons-transport-a-history/dlr |access-date=19 March 2022 |website=Transport for London |language=en-GB}}</ref> With the winding up of the LDDC in 1998, ownership passed to [[Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions|Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions]] – before passing to [[Transport for London]] (TfL) in 2000.<ref name=":4" />

The infrastructure is owned by Docklands Light Railway Ltd,<ref name="data.companieshouse.gov.uk">{{cite web |url=http://data.companieshouse.gov.uk/doc/company/02052677 |title=URI |website=Data.companieshouse.gov.uk |date=13 October 2011 |access-date=17 November 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170331175917/http://data.companieshouse.gov.uk/doc/company/02052677 |archive-date=31 March 2017 }}</ref> part of the [[London Rail]] division of TfL, which also manages [[London Overground]], [[London Trams]], the [[London cable car|IFS Cloud Cable Car]] and the [[Elizabeth line]].{{clarify|date=December 2022|reason=In this context, what is the difference between own and manage given that in the example of Elizabeth Line a concession has been given to MTR? Do we really mean manage, or own?}} The infrastructure is maintained by the private company awarded the DLR franchise by TfL – currently KeolisAmey Docklands.<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":13" /> The Lewisham, City Airport and Woolwich Arsenal extensions were designed, financed, built and maintained by private companies (concessionnaires): City Greenwich Lewisham (CGL) Rail, City Airport Rail Enterprises (CARE), and Woolwich Arsenal Rail Enterprises (WARE).<ref name="DLR management">{{cite web |url=http://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/modesoftransport/dlr/1532.aspx |title= DLR management |publisher= Transport for London |access-date= 10 June 2011 |url-status= live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120930183042/http://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/modesoftransport/dlr/1532.aspx |archive-date= 30 September 2012 }}</ref> In 2011, Transport Trading Limited (a subsidiary of TfL)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tfl.gov.uk/assets/downloads/corporate/tfl-subsidiary-organisation.pdf |title=TfL Subsidiary Company Structure |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013221842/http://www.tfl.gov.uk/assets/downloads/corporate/tfl-subsidiary-organisation.pdf |archivedate=13 October 2012 |website=Transport for London }}</ref> bought out the companies responsible for the City Airport and Woolwich Arsenal extensions, leaving only the Lewisham extension under private ownership<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/tfl-expects-pound250m-saving-from-buying-docklands-light-railway-pfi-concessionaries.html |title=TfL expects £250m saving from buying Docklands Light Railway PFI concessionaires |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924144511/http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/tfl-expects-pound250m-saving-from-buying-docklands-light-railway-pfi-concessionaries.html |archivedate=24 September 2015 |magazine=Railway Gazette |location=London |date=6 December 2011}}</ref> until 31 March 2021, when the concession reverted to TfL.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mansfield |first1=Ian |title=TfL to take full ownership of the DLR’s Lewisham extension |url=https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/tfl-to-take-full-ownership-of-the-dlrs-lewisham-extension-42208/ |website=ianVisits |access-date=23 March 2025 |date=23 March 2021}}</ref>