The new tender awards have revealed one route is set to convert to use zero emission electric single deck buses.
LBSL intends to enter into new contracts for the following routes with the operators listed below:
| Route | Current Operator | New Operator | PVR | Vehicles |
| 246 | Metrobus | Stagecoach Selkent | 4 | Existing diesel single deck |
| 312 | Arriva London South | Arriva London South | 7 | Existing & new electric single deck |
| 352 | Metrobus | Metrobus | 6 | Existing diesel single deck |
| 354 | Stagecoach Selkent | Metrobus | 5 | Existing diesel single deck |
| 358 | Metrobus | Metrobus | 17 | New electric single deck |
All diesel & hybrid vehicles will meet Euro VI emissions standards.
The above contracts will commence on the following dates:
· 5th September 2020: Route 312
· 19th September 2020: Routes 246, 352, 354 & 358
New electric vehicles may enter service later than these dates owing to infrastructure delivery timescales.
These are the upcoming London bus routes to use zero emission electric buses:
23, 94, 100, 106, 212, 230, 319, 323, 357, 444, C3, C10 & P5.
The London bus routes that are currently using zero emission electric buses:
43, 46, 70, 134, 153, 214, 312, 360, 507, 521, C1 & H98.
A brief update on my previous article; I've realised the Mayor has answered a question in regards to the open boarding buses such as the bendy bus.
Meeting: MQT on 2019-09-12
Reference: 2019/17318
Answered By: The Mayor Sadiq Khan
Date: Friday, 13th September 2019
There will not be a review of past decisions as articulated buses stopped operating some years ago and there are no current plans to re-introduce them. The design and make-up of the fleet can change, however, to reflect the requirements and expectations of customers.
If the New Routemaster (NRM) changeover to front door only boarding on all NRM routes has become successful with minimal fare evasion, I predict TfL could retain the use of 3 door buses to allow faster alighting from the middle and rear doors; this is my view on this.
I know I haven't been posting very much due to personal reasons but you may see I've been posting links to news releases from various manufacturers, bus companies and transport authorities on my Twitter page.
As the rollout of 3-door, 2-staircase hybrid New Routemaster buses completed during early 2018, we will now seeing more routes converting to zero emission battery electric and hydrogen buses in the new year (2020).
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