As 2018 is approaching, I’ve compiled a list from
London Bus Routes Service Changes page to show the upcoming routes with new diesel-electric hybrids and zero-emission electric buses for London.
I’ve coloured the rows to make it easier for people to know that a blue background is for new hybrid buses and a green background shows the zero emission electric bus.
The purpose of this table is to make it easy to see when the next bus route will convert to hybrid or zero-emission electric buses.
Route
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Details
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Expected date
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30
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Contract awarded to Metroline with 23 new hybrid double deckers from King's Cross garage. (131117)
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23 Jun 18
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31
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Contract awarded to Metroline with 20 double deckers. (Unknown type?) (260817)
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28 Apr 18
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36
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Contract retained by London Central with 39 hybrid double deckers (mix of new E40H/Enviro 400H MMC and 5 existing vehicles). Weekend night frequency reduced to half hourly. (230917)
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10 Feb 18
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44
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Contract retained by London General with 20 new B5LH/Gemini 3 hybrid double deckers. (201117)
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2 Jun 18
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46
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Contract retained by Metroline with 19 10.8m BYD/Enviro200EV MMC electric single deckers. Withdrawn between Paddington and Lancaster Gate. (230917)
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23 Jun 18
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70
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New BYD/Enviro200 MMC electric single deckers introduced. (170717)
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Jul 2018?
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77
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Contract retained by London General with 18 new E40H/Enviro400H MMC hybrid double deckers. (201117)
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2 Jun 18
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87
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Contract retained by London General with 22 hybrid double deckers (mix of new E40H/Enviro400H MMC and existing). Additional AM peak journey introduced towards Aldwych. (201117)
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2 Jun 18
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153
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Contract awarded to London General with 11 single deckers from Northumberland Park garage. (260617)
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3 Feb 18
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153
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10.8m BYD/Enviro200EV MMC electric single deckers introduced. (230917)
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??
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161
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Contract awarded to Stagecoach Selkent with 17 new E40H/Enviro400H MMC hybrid double deckers from Plumstead garage. (161017)
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17 Mar 18
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169
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Contract retained by Stagecoach London with 14 new hybrid double deckers. (260817)
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24 Mar 18
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171
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Contract retained by London Central with 25 hybrid double deckers (mix of new E40H/Enviro400H MMC and existing vehicles from other routes). (201117)
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28 Apr 18
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172
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Contract awarded to London Central with 18 new E40H/Enviro 400H MMC hybrid double deckers. (230917)
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17 Mar 18
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196
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Contract awarded to Abellio London with 16 new E40H/Enviro400H hybrid double deckers from Walworth garage. (271017)
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5 May 18
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214
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Contract awarded to London General with 19 10.8m BYD/Enviro200EV MMC electric single deckers from Northumberland Park garage. (230917)
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17 Aug 19
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241
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Contract retained by Stagecoach London with 9 new hybrid double deckers. Revised to operate between Custom House and East Wick. (260817)
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5 May 18
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274
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Contract retained by Metroline with 17 new hybrid double deckers. Weekend summer enhancements discontinued. (190617)
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23 Jun 18
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330
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Contract retained by Stagecoach London with 10 new hybrid double deckers. Extended to North Woolwich via Silvertown. (260817)
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5 May 18
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343
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Contract awarded to London Central with 22 new E40H/Enviro 400H MMC hybrid double deckers. Monday to Saturday daytime service reduced to every 7-8 minutes. (230917)
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3 Feb 18
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422
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Contract awarded to Stagecoach Selkent with 16 double deckers (mix of 4 new hybrids and existing Trident 9.9m/Enviro400 2D from route 99) from Plumstead garage. New timetable to improve reliability with Monday to Friday peak hour frequency reduced to every 11 minutes. (260717)
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20 Jan 18
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468
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Contract awarded to Arriva London South with 29 new B5LH/Gemini 3 hybrid double deckers from Norwood garage, plus one bus from route 2 in the AM peak. (271017)
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31 Mar 18
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474
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Contract awarded to Stagecoach London with 14 new hybrid double deckers from West Ham garage. Re-routed via Custom House and Keir Hardie Estate instead of Silvertown. (260817)
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5 May 18
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C1
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New BYD/Enviro200 MMC electric single deckers introduced. (170717)
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Jul 2018?
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X68
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Contract retained by London Central with 10 new E40H/Enviro 400H MMC hybrid double deckers. (230917)
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31 Mar 18
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N44
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Weekend frequency reduced to half hourly. New hybrid double deckers introduced. (230917)
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2 Jun 18
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N343
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Operation transferred to London Central with new hybrid double deckers. (030717)
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3 Feb 18
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If I missed anything out, let me know in the comments section below.
As the three-door, two-staircase New Routemaster rollout has ended; this has opened the door to stylish hybrid and zero-emission electric buses. I’ve published an article about this topic which you can read
here.
Also, during 2018, private bus operators will be
required to purchase double-deck hybrid or zero-emission buses upon new route contracts. TfL also aims to make the bus fleet zero-emission by 2037.
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Image attribution
By Aubrey Morandarte from Coventry/London, United Kingdom - London General WHV82 on Route 155, Tooting, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=50152799
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