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Tuesday, 25 March 2025
London Bus Tender Awards: Existing Single-Deck Diesel Buses to Continue on Routes 246, 352, 354, 356, and K2.
LBSL intends to enter into a new contract for the following route with the operator listed below:
Sunday, 23 March 2025
Transport for London Quietly Withdraws the Paper 'One Day Bus & Tram Pass'
It has been revealed in the Staff Guide to Fares and Ticketing, March 2025, that Transport for London (TfL) has discontinued the sale of the paper One Day Bus & Tram Pass at Tube, DLR, Tram, and railway stations. This decision impacts people who are digitally excluded, as they will now have to buy the pass at Oyster Ticket Shops.
The text in the document Staff Guide 2 - Types of Tickets and Ways to Pay - Updated: March 2025 states:
Friday, 14 March 2025
London Bus Tender Awards: Go-Ahead London Central Retains Route 12 with New Routemasters, and Route S1 to Use New Electric Single-Deck Buses
LBSL intends to enter into new contracts for the following routes with the operators listed below:
Monday, 10 March 2025
Transport for London Publishes Most Common Station-to-Station Tube, Overground, DLR, and Elizabeth Line Journeys for 2024
Transport for London (TfL) reveals from a Freedom of Information request the most common journeys for the London Underground (LU) for the year 2024.
This is a follow-up to my previous articles from last year, where I listed the most common station-to-station journeys for National Rail, the Elizabeth Line, London Overground, the Underground, and Docklands Light Railway (DLR) for 2023.
The table lists the most frequent journeys on the Transport for London network in 2024, showing the origin station, destination station, and number of trips. The busiest route is between Bank and Waterloo LU, with over 1.2 million trips. Other popular routes include Liverpool Street to Tottenham Court Road, Oxford Circus to Victoria LU, and Canary Wharf to London Bridge LU, each with over 900,000 trips. Some routes, like London Bridge NR to Not Applicable, also see significant traffic. I’m not sure why TfL has listed 'Not Applicable' as a station in the spreadsheet, but I assume it could indicate a missing touch by a passenger when using their Oyster or contactless bank card to travel from their origin or destination station. The list features key lines across the Tube, Overground, DLR, and Elizabeth Line.
The top 20 most common journeys are as follows:
Tuesday, 4 March 2025
Transport for London Reveals the Fate of Two Missing New Routemaster Buses
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A photo of LT174 |
A Freedom of Information (FOI) request to Transport for London (TfL) has revealed that two three-door, two-staircase hybrid New Routemasters (NRMs), designed by Heatherwick Studio and manufactured by Wrightbus, have been missing from the bus fleet.
The person submitting the FOI request referred to a previous FOI response which included the following text:
"Of the total fleet, TfL own the 998 New Routemasters and 20 Hydrogen vehicles."
Let’s take a look at the questions and answers from TfL.
Sunday, 2 March 2025
Transport for London Shouldn't Debrand the Bakerloop BL1 Bus; It Should Be Used to Promote the Consultation
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Drawings of the Bakerloop BL1 Bus - TfL Image |
The purpose of this article is to further elaborate on my point made on social media that Transport for London (TfL) revealed in a Freedom of Information request that it has spent a total of £13,515.28 to brand one double-deck electric bus (BYD BD11) in the Superloop/Bakerloop BL1 livery for press publicity.
Friday, 21 February 2025
London Bus Tender Awards – Four Bus Routes in Havering to Use Double-Deck Electric Buses
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Alexander Dennis Enviro100EV and Enviro400EV Image by Alexander Dennis |
Transport for London (TfL) has announced in the London Bus Tender awards that four routes in Havering have been retained by Stagecoach London, with brand new double-deck electric buses.
LBSL intends to enter into new contracts for the following routes with the operators listed below:
Route 165
Retained by: Stagecoach East London
Peak Vehicle Requirement (PVR): 13
Vehicles: New electric double deck
Contract Start Date: 27th September 2025
Contract End Date: 24th September 2032
Tuesday, 11 February 2025
London Bus Tender Awards: New Electric Buses for Route 106
LBSL intends to enter into a new contract for the following route with the operator listed below:
Sunday, 9 February 2025
Let's Discuss the Rear Open Platform of a Bus
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The open platform of various double-deck buses |
The open platform had been the most unique and controversial feature, especially when it was in use in London for regular passenger services.
I'm not an expert in history, especially with the (double-deck) trams and trolleybuses prior to 1962.
If we go back a century, trams, trolleybuses, and buses had open platforms (or steps) where anyone could board and enter at any time, similar to the hail-and-ride system.
This was especially true for horse buses, where fixed bus stop points were unknown. Essentially, it was hail-and-ride everywhere at the time.
Tuesday, 4 February 2025
London Bus Tender Award: Stagecoach Wins Route 138 From Go-Ahead Metrobus, Using Existing Single-Deck Buses
LBSL intends to enter into a new contract for the following route with the operator listed below:
Route 138
Current Operator: Go-Ahead Metrobus
New Operator: Stagecoach Selkent
Peak Vehicle Requirement: 3
Vehicles: Existing diesel single deck
Contract Start Date: 15th March 2025
Contract End Date 15th March 2030
The diesel vehicles detailed above will meet Euro VI emissions standards.