Portal:London transport/Anniversaries/31 August

31 August

• 1846 – The horse-drawn Surrey Iron Railway closes.
• 1908 – Death of Leslie Green, architect of UERL stations.
• 1987 – Docklands Light Railway opens between Island Gardens and Tower Gateway or Stratford.
• 2011 – Docklands Light Railway extends from Canning Town to Stratford International.