This is a brief update on the London Buses tender award as we see route 38 retained by Arriva with existing New Routemasters and routes 316 & P12 will be converted to new 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 |
|
1/N1 |
London Central |
London Central |
23 |
Existing hybrid double deck |
|
38/N38 |
Arriva London North |
Arriva London North |
36 |
Existing New Routemaster |
|
42 |
London Central |
London Central |
10 |
Existing hybrid double deck |
|
221 |
Arriva London North |
Arriva London North |
23 |
Existing hybrid double deck |
|
316 |
Metroline |
Metroline West |
18 |
New electric single deck |
|
P12 |
London Central |
London Central |
11 |
New electric single deck |
New electric vehicles may enter service after the contract start date, dependent on infrastructure and/ or vehicle delivery timescales.
All of the diesel & hybrid vehicles detailed above will meet Euro VI emissions standards.
The start and end dates for the above contracts are detailed in the following table:
|
Route |
Contract Start Date |
Contract End Date |
|
1/N1 |
30th September 2023 |
27th September 2030 |
|
38/N38 |
11th November 2023 |
10th November 2028 |
|
42 |
30th September 2023 |
27th September 2030 |
|
221 |
4th November 2023 |
1st November 2030 |
|
316 |
7th October 2023 |
4th October 2030 |
|
P12 |
7th October 2023 |
4th October 2030 |
It will be interesting to see the new makes and models of the new single-deck electric buses for routes 316 and P12.
I conclude the article by showing you some tweets of new electric bus orders by Metroline.
More fantastic news from @Wright_bus! Bus operator #Metroline has placed an order for almost 40 #zeroemissions buses with #Wrightbus to support services across #London and #Hertfordshire.
— Wrightbus (@Wright_bus) November 29, 2022
Read more: https://t.co/rEV74L11I8#electricbus #zeroemissions #drivingagreenerfuture pic.twitter.com/6mjeGkqw5p
Metroline confirm major zero-emission vehicle order with #Volvo Buses – 48 electric buses will operate in #London
— CLondoner92 (@CLondoner92) November 30, 2022
"The vehicles will feature MCV bodywork and will be built to TfL specification, in a mix of lengths (9.7m, 10.35m & 10.8m)."https://t.co/7g04jHF81U pic.twitter.com/SStAgzLW6R
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