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| A hybrid bus with an extra door and staircase. |
The tender awards have arrived for
Tranche’s 536, 537 and 539 as LOTS reports.
From LOTS (London Omnibus Traction
Society).
The following contracts have been awarded by TfL. All routes
retained by existing operators:
Tranche 536
·
21/N21 re-awarded to London Central
with new Euro VI battery hybrid double
deck, PVR 27 (a). Start date 8 October
·
63/N63 re-awarded to London Central
with new Euro VI battery hybrid double
deck, PVR 32 (a). Start date 12 November
·
321 (24 hour) re-awarded to London
Central with 2009 Euro V double deck (ex route 21), PVR 20. Start date 8
October.
·
363 re-awarded to London Central, PVR
12 (a). Start date 12 November
·
P12 re-awarded to London Central with
2011 Euro V single deck (existing P12 vehicles + D8), PVR 15. Start date 8
October.
(a) = additional PVR to account for Crossrail and Roads
Modernisation Plan (2 on 21/N21, 2 on 63/N63, 1 on 363).
Tranche 537
·
16/N16 re-awarded to Metroline with New
Routemaster, PVR 22 inc 4 new vehicles). Start date 8 October. Route 16 continues to terminate at
Cricklewood Garage.
·
32 re-awarded to Metroline with 2010
Euro V battery hybrid, PVR 18, (ex route 189). Start date 8 October
·
107 re-awarded to Metroline with 2009
Euro IV Diesel double deck, PVR 11. Start date 8 October
·
189 re-awarded to Metroline with New
Routemaster, PVR 18 subject to outcome of consultation on North West Corridor
Review. Would increse to 19 if current structure is retained. Start date 8
October. New Routemaster conversion likely to start earlier.
·
316 re-awarded to Metroline with 2009
Euro IV diesel single deck, PRV 17. Start date 8 October. Route continues to
terminate at Cricklewood Garage.
Tranche 539
·
405 school journeys - re-awarded to
Arriva London South with existing fleet 2009 Euro IV diesel double deck, PVR 1
+ 1 crosslinked from route 197 (SCRT double deck). Start date 29 October.
·
450 re-awarded to Arriva London South
with new Euro VI diesel single deck, PVR 17. Start date 1 October.
So routes 21 and 63 will have new
double deck hybrids later this year, whilst route 189 will have a hybrid bus
with an extra door and staircase at the rear, which is the New Routemaster
manufactured by Wrightbus. As the rollout of the New Routemaster is still
commencing we may see the NRM’s
entering service early on route 189.
That means the list of routes for the
new hybrids is updated.
Route
|
Operator
|
Bus Type
|
Expected Date
|
21
|
London Central
|
Unknown
|
8th October 2016
|
26
|
CT Plus
|
E400H City
|
25th June 2016
|
35
|
London Central
|
Unknown
|
30th April 2016
|
40
|
London Central
|
Unknown
|
30th April 2016
|
53
|
Stagecoach
|
Unknown
|
23rd July 2016
|
63
|
London Central
|
Unknown
|
12th November 2016
|
72
|
London United
|
Unknown
|
3rd September 2016
|
85
|
London United
|
Unknown
|
2nd July 2016
|
114
|
Metroline
|
Unknown
|
3rd September 2016
|
140
|
Metroline
|
Unknown
|
3rd September 2016
|
182
|
Metroline
|
Unknown
|
3rd September 2016
|
189
|
Metroline
|
New Routemaster
|
8th October 2016*
|
*Expected to enter service early as
part of the New Routemaster rollout program.
Also, I see on London Vehicle Finder that Route 3 has a small number of
New Routemasters in service, as does route 68.
I have stumbled upon a website where
they have converted the LOTS news page into an RSS feed which you can view here.
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