November 2016 - New Buses for London Buses

Since I haven’t published any news updates for a few days, I’ve decided to use the list from the London Bus Routes Service Changes page to show you the up-and-coming routes with new buses.

I’ve colour coded the routes on the table to show the type of new buses:

	Hybrid	New Routemaster	Zero emission	Mixed fleet	Diesel/unknown
No. of routes	13	7	1	7	20

 

Route	Details	Expected date
1	New B5LH/Gemini 3 double deckers introduced. (071116)	Dec 2016
2	Contract retained by Arriva London with 26 new hybrid double deckers. (300816)	1 Apr 17
19	Contract awarded to Arriva London with 28 new hybrid double deckers. (300816)	1 Apr 17
21	New New Routemaster double deckers introduced. (141016)	November
48	Contract awarded to Arriva London North with 22 new hybrid New Routemaster double deckers from Ash Grove garage. (180816)	25 Feb 17
58	Contract retained by Tower Transit with 17 double deckers (mix of existing and 3 new hybrids). (010816)	4 Mar 17
72	Contract retained by London United with 18 new hybrid double deckers. (140716)	?
76	Contract awarded to London General with 25 new New Routemaster hybrid double deckers. (010716)	28 Jan 17
82	Contract awarded to Tower Transit with 31 new hybrid double deckers from Westbourne Park garage. Frequency increased and all-night service introduced (subject to consultation). (141016)	1 Apr 17
110	Contract retained by London United with 7 new single deckers. (311016)	29 Apr 17
133	Contract retained by Arriva London with 32 hybrid double deckers (mix of new E40H/Enviro400 City and 20 existing B5L/Eclipse Gemini from route 76), plus one bus from route 333 in AM peak. (180816)	21 Jan 17
167	Contract awarded to Stagecoach London with 7 new single deckers. Discontinued between Loughton and Debden. (See route 677 for limited replacement, and route 20 for alternative service.) (121016)	11 Mar 17
235	Contract awarded to Metroline with 20 new single deckers. (100616)	7 Jan 17
236	Contract retained by Tower Transit with 17 new single deckers. (311016)	29 Apr 17
242	Contract retained by Arriva London with 20 new hybrid double deckers. (010816)	25 Feb 17
249	Contract awarded to Arriva London with 13 new hybrid double deckers. (300816)	1 Apr 17
254	Contract retained by Arriva London with 33 new hybrid New Routemaster double deckers.	3 Jun 17
259	Contract awarded to Arriva London North with 22 new B5LH/Gemini 3 hybrid double deckers. (180816)	25 Mar 17
273	Contract retained by Stagecoach London with 9 new single deckers. (010816)	14 Jan 17
277	Contract retained by Stagecoach London with 25 double deckers (mix of new hybrids and 5 existing). (010816)	25 Feb 17
308	Contract retained by Tower Transit with 13 new hybrid double deckers. Reduced peak hour frequency. (120916)	4 Mar 17
309	Contract retained by CT Plus with 13 single deckers (existing and 1 new). (120916)	4 Mar 17
333	Contract awarded to Arriva London with 16 new E40H/Enviro400 City hybrid double deckers. (180816)	21 Jan 17
360	New electric single deckers introduced. (160916)	Oct 2017
362	Contract awarded to Stagecoach London with 3 new single deckers. (051016)	11 Mar 17
380	Contract retained by Stagecoach London with 14 new single deckers. (010816)	21 Jan 17
388	Contract retained by CT Plus with 15 new hybrid double deckers. (010816)	21 Jan 17
394	Contract retained by CT Plus with 10 new single deckers. (311016)	29 Apr 17
397	Contract awarded to CT Plus with 5 new single deckers plus one bus from route W19 in AM peak. (121016)	11 Mar 17
413	Contract awarded to Quality Line with 8 new Citaro K single deckers. (180816)	3 Dec 16
427	Contract awarded to Abellio London with 23 new hybrid double deckers. 3 year non-extendable contract. (311016)	8 Apr 17
462	Contract awarded to Stagecoach London with 8 new single deckers. (051016)	25 Mar 17
464	Contract awarded to Abellio London with 3 new single deckers. (311016)	20 May 17
487	New E20D 10.8m/Enviro200 MMC 2D introduced. (151016)	Nov 2016
549	Contract awarded to Stagecoach London with 1 new single decker. (051016)	11 Mar 17
EL1	Contract retained by Blue Triangle with 17 new hybrid New Routemaster double deckers. (010816)	18 Feb 17
EL2	Contract retained by Blue Triangle with 15 new hybrid New Routemaster double deckers. (010816)	18 Feb 17
EL3	Renumbering of route 387 with changes. Contract awarded to Blue Triangle with 14 new hybrid New Routemaster double deckers. (010816)	18 Feb 17
H26	Contract retained by Abellio London with 5 new single deckers. New timetable to improve reliability. (100616)	7 Jan 17
R8	Contract retained by London General - Metrobus with 2 new single deckers. (051016)	1 Apr 17
R11	Contract retained by London General - Metrobus with 9 single deckers. Withdrawn from double run via Foots Cray Tesco. Frequency increased to every 12 minutes Monday to Saturday daytimes, every 20 minutes evenings and Sundays. (121016)	1 Apr 17
S3	Contract retained by Quality Line with 8 single deckers (mix of new and existing). (311016)	8 Apr 17
U9	Contract retained by Abellio London with 3 new single deckers. (180416)	31 Dec 16
W9	Contract awarded to Sullivan Buses with 7 new single deckers. (150816)	4 Feb 17
W11	Contract awarded to CT Plus with 10 new single deckers. Re-routed between Forest Road and Walthamstow via Blackhorse Road and St James Street Station. Sunday evening service increased to every 15 minutes. (120916)	4 Mar 17
W12	Contract retained by CT Plus with 7 single deckers (mix of existing and 1 new). (120916)	4 Mar 17
W13	Contract retained by CT Plus with 6 new single deckers and 1 existing double decker from route 388. (120916)	11 Mar 17

 

If you notice anything missing from the above table, then please let me know in the comments section below.

It’s quite interesting that 48 London Bus routes will be having new buses; this shows that competitive tender has made it easier for London Buses to have new buses at the start of the new contracts.

Here’s a news update from LOTS:

1) After the tragic accident involving tram 2551 on 9th November, tram service resumed to all destinations east of East Croydon Station at about midday on Friday 18th. The temporary bus replacements remained in being through the 18th and are also on standby for Saturday 19th.

2) New buses for London continue to filter into service -  LTs at SF, EHs and MHVs at PM, WHVs at MW and AF, SEe’s at RA, VWHs at HD -and three more of what would have been Alperton’s DELs have been added at Uxbridge.  The new E20Ds for Abellio route H20 and new StreetLites for London General route 39 are delivered for their contract renewals from the 19th but are still awaiting entry into service.

3) Substantial route changes in London have been rare in recent years but from the 19th the 436 was diverted as planned at Vauxhall to run to Battersea Park instead of Paddington and the 452 is extended up Wandsworth Road to Vauxhall.  Two more Friday & Saturday night services (307, 319) due to the ‘Night Tube’ programme, began on 18/19th, leaving just one (H32) of the initial batch of routes, due to start on 16th December.

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