London bus tender awards: New hybrids for route 212 and zero emission electric buses for route 444

TfL awards Go-Ahead London with new double deck hybrids and zero emission electric single deck buses for routes 212 and 444. Both of the bus routes serve Chingford Station.


Notification of Tender Results

31st May 2019

LBSL intends to enter into new contracts for the following routes with the operators listed below:

Route	Current Operator	New Operator	PVR	Vehicles
126	Metrobus	Metrobus	11	2013 Euro V diesel single deck
212	Tower Transit	London General	12	New Euro VI hybrid double deck
444	Tower Transit	London General	11	New Electric single deck
657	London General	London General	1	2010 Euro V diesel double deck

All Euro V vehicles will be upgraded to Euro VI emissions standards.

The above contracts will commence on the following dates:

• 7th March 2020: Routes 212, 444 & 657
• 21st March 2020: Route 126

London General and Metrobus are part of the Go-Ahead London group, they operate 24% of London Bus routes with a fleet of 1,882 buses.

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