Bus Route in East End of London set to go electric (Route 323)

London bus Route 323 which serves the East end of London (Canning Town to Mile End Station via Bromley By Bow Station) is set to go zero emission electric in January 2020.

Looking at the recent London bus tender awards, it was announced that Stagecoach has retained the route 323 contract with single deck electric buses.

LBSL intends to enter into new contracts for the following routes with the operators listed below:

Route	Current Operator	New Operator	PVR	Vehicles
323	Stagecoach	Stagecoach	4	New electric single deck
533	N/A New Route	Metroline	3	2009 Euro V diesel single deck*
640	Metroline	Sullivan Buses	2	2011 Euro V diesel double deck*

* All Euro V vehicles will be upgraded to Euro VI emissions standards.

The above contracts will commence on the following dates:

· 18th May 2019: Route 533.
· 31st August 2019: Route 640.
· 11th January 2020: Route 323

We have to wait until early 2020 for the electric bus to appear on route 323.

I'll be interested to see the upcoming routes with zero emission electric buses for London and other cities.

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