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A quick news
update – here are the new London Bus tender awards:
LBSL
intends to enter into new contracts for the following routes with the operators
listed below:
Route 70 awarded to Tower Transit,
(currently London United) with 19 Single deck (details TBC)
Route
120 awarded to London United
(currently Metroline) with 17 New Euro
VI hybrid double deck
Route C1 re-awarded to London United with15
Single deck (details TBC)
Route R68 re-awarded to Abellio West London
with 10 New Euro VI diesel single deck
Route R70 re-awarded to Abellio West London
with 11 New Euro VI diesel single deck
Contracts
will commence on the following dates:
24th June 2017: Routes 70, 120, R68 &
R70.
1st July 2017: Route C1.
Also, here
is the latest London Bus news from LOTS:
This weekend sees the 152, 157 and 413
change operator. To get T-class E400s for the 157 at Norwood, part of the 133
was equipped with DWs moved from Brixton, those in turn replaced at BN by HVs
from Stamford Hill. This has the effect of making Brixton an all-hybrid garage with HVs on 50 and 319, LTs on 59 and 137.
Existing type change programmes at London
General and Metroline continue and should be completed during December.
Putney’s first (of 39) new E400MMCs (EH 74) entered service in the past week
and that process will also continue during the month. A lot of Volvo B7TLs are being replaced at
both operators, although a few from Peckham are in the process of transferring
to route 180, in turn to replace the rest of the former East Thames Buses VWLs.
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Image attribution
CT Plus 1232, YX66WGF - Route W19 Photo by LondonTransport3
https://www.flickr.com/photos/londontransport3/30581597853/
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