Thursday, 30 June 2016

Route 76 to have New Routemasters


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A short news update:
Route 76 is to convert to the 3 door 2 staircase hybrid New Routemaster buses. The new contract will commence on 28th January 2017.


From LOTS:
LBSL intends to enter into the following contracts:
Route
Current Operator
New Operator
Current PVR
Award PVR
Vehicle type
Start Date
TRANCHE 549






76 (24hr)
Arriva London North
London General
24
25
New Routemaster
28 Jan 17
476
London General
London General
22
23
Existing diesel d/deck
28 Jan 17
TRANCHE 550






10 (24hr)
London United
London United
23
23
New Routemaster
28 Jan 17
TRANCHE 551






89/N89
London Central
London Central
16
17
Existing diesel d/deck*
28 Jan 17
TRANCHE 553






259
London General
Arriva London North
22
22
New hybrid d/deck
25 Mar 17
* Hybrid on N89

Also, it’s interesting to see that route 259 will be getting new hybrid buses which we will see next year.

Also from LOTS:

Sunday 26 June
1) In the past week, many more London United VHs have gone into service at Tolworth, temporarily on route 131 until route 85 is assumed on 2nd July.  Also many more E400H-City buses now in use on the 26, resulting in several of the E400s (DN class) returning to Tower Transit.  At Trustybus, six elderly (but DDA adapted) former Go-Ahead North East Volvo B10BLEs are now in stock.

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