As we approach the end of October, Transport for London (TfL) have recently announced a new list of London Bus tender awards.
LBSL intends to enter into new contracts for the following routes with the operators listed below:
Route |
Current Operator |
New Operator |
PVR |
Vehicles |
London Central |
London Central |
24 |
Existing New Routemaster |
|
185/108D |
London Central |
London Central |
23 |
New electric double deck |
346 |
Blue Triangle |
Stagecoach East London |
3 |
Existing diesel single deck |
The diesel & hybrid vehicles detailed above will meet Euro VI emissions standards.
The new electric vehicles may enter service after the contract start date, dependent on infrastructure and/or vehicle delivery timescales.
The start and end dates for the above contracts are detailed in the following table:
Route |
Contract Start Date |
Contract End Date |
21/N21 |
7th October 2023 |
6th October 2028 |
185/108D |
30th September 2023 |
27th September 2030 |
346 |
30th September 2023 |
27th September 2030 |
To know more about the London Bus Tendering system, you can read the document on the TfL website.
I’ll wrap up my short article by showing you some interesting tweets on Twitter.
Irizar e-mobility to electrify the first route in London using ultra-fast opportunity charging buses https://t.co/f5Lld4lvIH
— CLondoner92 (@CLondoner92) October 27, 2022
More photos on Irizar emobility Flickr websitehttps://t.co/k7046DrTPp pic.twitter.com/6rSk0DdSqT
#TfL Press Release - New rapid, wireless bus charging technology introduced as part of the capital’s journey to zero emission
— CLondoner92 (@CLondoner92) October 26, 2022
Pantograph technology now being used to rapidly charge buses on all-electric route 132https://t.co/FfDz8ER5Oa pic.twitter.com/ECEh1P7zAI
One week until @EuroBusExpo!
— Alexander Dennis (@ADLbus) October 25, 2022
⚡ Exclusive preview of the new Alexander Dennis electric buses
💧 Launch of the Enviro400FCEV hydrogen bus
🚌 BYD ADL Enviro200EV tailored to requirements
♿ PSVAR-compliant Plaxton Leopard
🔧 Better-than-ever AD24
See you next week in Birmingham! pic.twitter.com/SlDQnZTNbe
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