Transport for LondonNew line up for London 2012
The carriages will be used to help form three-car trains which will be introduced on the DLR from early 2010.
They will help increase capacity for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games and on the Woolwich Arsenal extension and future Stratford extension (opening in summer 2010).
Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, said: 'This cracking new carriage is just a small part of a crucial investment in the DLR so that it will be able to cope with the many thousands of extra passengers the line will carry during London 2012. But the really great thing about these carriages is that Londoners can already benefit from them three years before the Games even begin.'
DLR has ordered 55 new rail carriages at almost £2million each.
Thirty-three have already been delivered, all funded by TfL, with most now in service.
The part-funded ODA carriages form the remaining 22 and will begin to enter service from next month to autumn 2010.
The 55 new carriages will see the DLR fleet grow from 94 to 149.
DLR will serve four competition venues: the Olympic Park, ExCeL London, Woolwich Royal Artillery Barracks and Greenwich Park.
