LOTS news has posted the recent London Bus tender awards on their website.
From LOTS News:
LBSL intends to enter into new contracts for the following routes with the operators listed below:
| Route | Current Operator | New Operator | PVR | Vehicles |
| 165 | Stagecoach East London | Stagecoach East London | TBC | New Euro VI diesel single deck |
| 179 | Stagecoach East London | Stagecoach East London | 12 | Double deck (details TBC) |
| 193 | Go-Ahead Blue Triangle | Stagecoach East London | 11 | New Euro VI diesel single deck** |
| 252 | Stagecoach East London | Stagecoach East London | 14 | 2013 Euro V diesel double deck |
| 390* | Metroline | Metroline | 30 | 2013 Euro V New Routemaster |
*24 hour route.
** One vehicle will be 2013 Euro V.
The above contracts will commence on the following dates:
- 1st September 2018: Route 390.
- 29th September 2018: Routes 165, 179, 193 & 252.
Route 165 and 193 will be getting new Euro VI single deck buses which are expected to enter service by 29th September 2018.
Route 390 is retained by Metroline with the existing Euro V three-door, two-staircase hybrid New Routemaster buses. But the existing New Routemasters need to be upgraded to Euro VI’s to meet the Ultra Low Emission Zone requirements.
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