Some more
news to report on - but this time it’s from the recent London Bus tender
awards.
From LOTS:
The following TfL Contracts have been announced:
50 retained by Arriva London South with 15
2010 Euro V hybrid double deck
66 retained by Arriva London North with 13
2009 Euro V diesel double deck
103 awarded to Arriva London North from
Stagecoach East London with 14 2010 Euro V diesel double deck
130 awarded to Abellio London from Go Ahead
Metrobus with 11 new Euro VI diesel single deck
150 retained by Arriva London North with 15
2010 Euro V diesel double deck
175 awarded to Arriva London North from
Stagecoach East London with 12 2010 Euro V diesel double deck
194 retained by Arriva London South with 14
2010 Euro V diesel double deck
250* retained by Arriva London South with 24
2010 Euro V diesel double deck
255 retained by Arriva London South with 9
2012 Euro V diesel single deck
257 awarded to Go Ahead London General from
Stagecoach East London with 16 2012 Euro V diesel double deck (a)
280 retained by Go Ahead London General with
14 2012 Euro V hybrid double deck
289 retained by Arriva London South with 12
2011 Euro V diesel single deck (b)
314 retained by Stagecoach Selkent with 12
2012 Euro V diesel single deck
341* retained by Arriva London North with 22
New Euro VI hybrid double deck
370 retained by Arriva London North with 11
2010 Euro V diesel double deck
410 retained by Arriva London South with 19
2012 Euro V diesel single deck (b)
621 retained by Stagecoach Selkent with 1
2012 Euro V diesel double deck
638 retained by Stagecoach Selkent with 6
2008 Euro IV diesel double deck
664 retained by Stagecoach Selkent with 2
2012 Euro V diesel double deck
* 24 hour routes.
(a) 7 vehicles allocated to route 257 will
be new Euro VI hybrid.
(b) 3 vehicles allocated to route 289 and 8
allocated to route 410 will be new Euro VI diesel.
Contracts will commence on the following
dates:
22nd July 2017: Route 280.
26th August 2017: Routes 50, 130, 194, 250,
255 & 410.
2nd September 2017: Routes 66, 289, 314, 638
& 664.
14th October 2017: Routes 103, 150, 175,
257, 341 & 621.
4th November 2017: Route 370.
What I find
odd is that route 341 will be having new hybrid double decks, whilst route 130
will be using new Euro VI diesel single
deck buses - and route 257 will have a part allocation of Euro VI hybrid
buses.
Regarding London
Buses route 103, Arriva used to operate the route prior to losing their
contract to Stagecoach on 15th October 2005. You can view the
history of route 103 from London Bus Routes history site.
Looking at London
Buses route 175, the route has been operated from the Romford North Street (NS)
since 1954! The route has been with NS Garage for a long time, since the London
bus companies were privatised
in the mid 1990’s. It will be interesting to see which garage route 175 will be
operating from when Arriva London’s contract starts on 14th October
2017! You can also view the history of route 175 on London Bus Routes history.
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East London - KYV527X by ndl642m https://www.flickr.com/photos/ndl642m/9017884574/
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