Tuesday 20 December 2022

London Bus Tender Awards: Route 417 To Convert To New Double-Deck Electric Buses


This is a brief update on the London Buses tender awards as we see route 417 retained by Arriva with new zero-emission double-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

417

Arriva London South

Arriva London South

12

New electric double deck

H20

Abellio West London

Abellio West London

6

Existing diesel single deck

U7

Abellio West London

Abellio West London

4

Existing diesel single deck

W3

Arriva London North

Arriva London North

19

Existing hybrid double deck

W19

Stagecoach East London

Stagecoach East London

18

Existing diesel 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

417

19th August 2023

16th August 2030

H20

18th November 2023

15th November 2030

U7

18th November 2023

15th November 2030

W3

14th October 2023

11th October 2030

W19

25th November 2023

22nd November 2030

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