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| Double deck electric bus manufactured by BYD |
I have a
short news update for you on the London Buses tender awards.
From LOTS:
The
following TfL contracts have been awarded:
- 17 re-awarded to Metroline with new Euro VI hybrid double deck, PVR 19. Start date 22 July
- 186 re-awarded to Metroline with 2009 Euro IV diesel double deck, PVR 17. Start date 22 July
- 382 awarded to Metroline (currently Arriva London North) with 2012 Euro V diesel single deck, PVR 9. Start date15 July
- 384 re-awarded to Metroline with 2012 Euro V diesel single deck, PVR 5. Start date 22 July
- 613 re-awarded to London United with 2008 Euro IV diesel double deck, PVR 1. Start date 29 July (or first school day)
- 662 re-awarded to London United with 2008 Euro IV diesel double deck, PVR 1. Start date 29 July (or first school day)
- 665 re-awarded to London United with 2009 Euro IV diesel single deck, PVR 1. Start date 29 July (or first school day)
- 671 re-awarded to London United with 2008 Euro IV diesel single deck, PVR 1. Start date 29 July (or first school day)
- C11 re-awarded to Metroline with 2010 Euro V diesel single deck, PVR 20. Start date 22 July
- W8 re-awarded to Metroline with 2008 Euro IV diesel double deck, PVR 15. Start date 22 July.
Here’s a
table which shows the next routes to receive new hybrids or zero emission
buses.
|
Route
|
Operator
|
Bus type
|
Expected date
|
|
2
|
Arriva London
|
Unknown hybrid
|
1st April 2017
|
|
13 (ex 82)
|
Tower Transit
|
Unknown Hybrid
|
1st April 2017
|
|
14
|
Go Ahead London
|
E40H/Enviro400 MMC
|
December 2016
|
|
19
|
Arriva London
|
Unknown hybrid
|
1st April 2017
|
|
48
|
Arriva London
|
New Routemaster
|
25th February 2017
|
|
72
|
RATP-Dev
|
Unknown hybrid
|
Unknown date
|
|
76
|
Go Ahead London
|
New Routemaster
|
28th January 2017
|
|
120
|
Metroline
|
Unknown Hybrid
|
24th June 2017
|
|
133
|
Arriva London
|
E40H/Enviro400 City
|
21st January 2017
|
|
242
|
Arriva London
|
Unknown Hybrid
|
25th February 2017
|
|
249
|
Arriva London
|
Unknown Hybrid
|
1st April 2017
|
|
254
|
Arriva London
|
New Routemaster
|
3rd June 2017
|
|
259
|
Arriva London
|
B5LH/Gemini 3
|
25th March 2017
|
|
260
|
Metroline
|
Unknown Hybrid
|
24th June 2017
|
|
302
|
Metroline
|
Unknown Hybrid
|
24th June 2017
|
|
308
|
Tower Transit
|
Unknown Hybrid
|
4th March 2017
|
|
333
|
Arriva London
|
E40H/Enviro400 City
|
21st January 2017
|
|
388
|
CT Plus
|
Unknown Hybrid
|
21st January 2017
|
|
427
|
Abellio
|
Unknown Hybrid
|
8th April 2017
|
|
EL1
|
Go Ahead London
|
New Routemaster
|
18th February 2017
|
|
EL2
|
Go Ahead London
|
New Routemaster
|
18th February 2017
|
|
EL3
|
Go Ahead London
|
New Routemaster
|
18th February 2017
|
If you look
at the table, you’ll see that there’s just six more routes to go until the three-door
two-staircase New Routemaster rollout program is completed. Don’t worry though,
the design will live on as the two-door design known as the SRM.
Regarding
the unknown hybrids, the private bus operating company will choose their hybrid
bus type for their particular service - so it will remain a mystery until
details are released nearer to the expected date.
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Image attribution
Metroline Travel - BYD K8SR - BYD1472 LJ16EZN - Route 98 by Koex73 https://www.flickr.com/photos/kieransphotostream/27648185415/